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| Otan Qorgaushylar Monument | |
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 Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev walking from the memorial. | |
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| Type | Memorial |
| Location |  Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates | 51°09′12″N 71°27′28″E / 51.15343°N 71.45785°E |
| Created | 2001 |
| Status | All year |
Otan Korgaushilar Monument (Kazakh: «Отан қорғаушылар» монументі; Russian: Памятник "Отан коргаушилар") is a city memorial in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. It is in Defenders of the Fatherland Square near Tauelsizdik Avenue.[1] It primarily commemorates the Kazakhs who were sent to serve in the Soviet Army during the Great Patriotic War (World War II) as well as veterans of the Kazakh Armed Forces. In the Kazakh language, "Otan Korgaushilar" is the term used for "Defenders of the Fatherland". Dignitaries such as Alexander Lukashenko,[2] Moon Jae-in,[3] Angela Merkel,[4] Sadyr Japarov[5] and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev[6] have in years past visited and laid wreaths at the memorial. Victory Day Parades commonly takes place at the memorial on 9 May.[7][8]
The opening was on Victory Day in 2001. The foundation stone of the monument was laid on 10 June 1998 by the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev.[9]
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- ^ "С.Жапаров возложил венок к Монументу защитников Отечества в Нур-Султане". 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Елордалықтар "Отан қорғаушылар" монументінде майдангерлер рухына тағзым етеді - Қазақстан және әлемдегі соңғы жаңалықтар". 24.kz. May 9, 2019. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.
- ^ "Welcome to Nur-Sultan". www.welcometonur-sultan.com. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.
- ^ "Монумент "Отан Коргаушылар"". astana.zagranitsa.com. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.
- ^ "Ровно 15 лет прошло со дня открытия Монумента защитникам Отечества в Астане". informburo.kz. May 9, 2016. Retrieved Apr 20, 2020.