It just rechristened itself for the fifth time in six decades
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskUntil 2019, that is, when it became Nur-Sultan. This was in honour of Nursultan Nazarbayev, who served as the country’s president from independence until that year, when he. And now the city, already the Guinness World Record holder for having the most name-changes, has renamed itself yet again. On September 17th it reverted to Astana. “Capital” is in, Nur-Sultan is out.
The removal of Mr Nazarbayev’s name from the capital is the most tangible sign yet that the cult of personality he built up is being dismantled. In June a referendum on astripped him of his remaining privileges. In September the government abolished the celebration of “First President’s Day” as a public holiday in his honour. His relatives have taken blows to their political and economic muscle, too.
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