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Kazakh democracy movement
Date
16 December 1986 (1986-12-16) – present (37 years, 5 months and 3 days)
Location
1986–1991: Kazakh SSR 1991–present: Kazakhstan
Caused by
Authoritarianism
Kleptocracy
Political repression
Corruption
Methods
Demonstrations
Online activism
Status
Ongoing
Parties
1986–1991: Opposition:
People of Kazakh SSR
1986–1991: Government:
KGB
1991–present: Opposition:
Democratic Choice
Democratic Party
Oyan, Qazaqstan
Respublika
Erkindik Kanaty
Jusan Party
FreeKazakhs
Mother's Association
LGBT activists
1991–present: Government:
Security Council
National Security Committee
Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
State Security Service of Kazakhstan
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Police
Military Police
The Kazakh democracy movement is a series of political movements in Kazakhstan that are supported by opposition groups and civil activists which are seeking for reforms in Kazakhstan's current political system, formed from 1991 after the country gained its independence from the Soviet Union and became a sovereign state by advocating for a democratic, multi-party, parliamentary system.
The movement dates back to 1986, when a group of Kazakh youth demonstrated against Gennady Kolbin's appointment as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan due to his ethnicity which resulted in protests throughout the Kazakh SSR in an event known as Jeltoqsan and was eventually followed by the calls for the country's independence amid the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Nursultan Nazarbayev would eventually become the President of Kazakhstan and serve for three decades under authoritarian regime.
Over the recent years, calls for democratic reforms have grew following the decrease in standard of living which saw rise of consistent protests in Kazakhstan that eventually resulted in Nazarbayev's resignation as well as attempted reforms by the authorities which are seen as flawed and lacking among the general public.
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