Kazakhstan

media type="custom" key="3945621" width="304" height="283" a project by VJD media type="youtube" key="5sU2WdvZNs0" height="344" width="425" Kazakhstan’s History Justin De Tienne There was life detected in early Kazakhstan as early as 300,000 years ago. The first Kazakhs were nomadic Turkic people spread out in different tribes. They banded together and formed one big Turkic tribe. They lived in little rounded huts called yurts. They migrated with the seasons and found pastures for their vast hordes of sheep, horses, and goats. The Kazakhs had chiefs but never really united under a single ruler. The Kazakhs fell under Mongolian rule in the 13th century, and where ruled by Tartar khanates. Eventually they where conquered by the Russians in the 18th century.

Eventually the Kazakhs fell under the autonomous rule of Kirgiz, formed by the soviet authorities in the nineteen twenties and their name was changed to the Kazaks ASSR, or the Kazaks Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. In nineteen twenty seven the soviet governments made the Kazakhs live on selective farming sites. The soviets continued encouraging indigenous people to come to the region.

Serious environmental problems occurred due to the nuclear testing on the Soviet Union grounds by the late 20th century. Kazakhstan gained its independence from the falling Soviet Union in nineteen ninety one YAY. Kazakhstan joined up with the commonwealth of independent states in Dec. 21, nineteen ninety one, along with ten other past Soviet Union nations. In nineteen ninety three, the country approved the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty. In nineteen ninety seven the capitol was renamed to Almaty. In nineteen ninety eight the government approved constitutional rights so that Nazarbayev (the president of Kazakhstan) could run for an early re-election. To protect Kazakhstan’s independence, Nazarbayev also looked for closer friendships like Russia and other Commonwealth of Independent States members. During Nazarbayevs visit to Moscow Nazarbayevs and Yeltsin signed a Declaration of Eternal Friendship and Alliance Cooperation. This means both sides promised to help each other in the case of war threats against each other, by providing military support. In nineteen ninety five Kazakhstan joined the customs union formed by Russia and Belarus Nazarbayev was very important in the week union.

Kazakhstan is the most economically developed of the countries, once part of the soviet republic. Kazakhstan's economy is very promising; it has large amounts of mineral and oil stores and very little foreran debt. There is more Western private investment in Kazakhstan than anywhere els in Central Asia because of Kazakhstan's oil resources and efforts towards profit. Second to Russia, Kazakhstan has the largest oil and gas reserves, of the Caspian river states holding promise of large export revenues (according to nationsencyclopedia.com). Russia's pipelines are major means for exporting Kazakh oil. The pipe line is 930-miles from Kazakhstan to Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiisk.

After the two thousand one terrorist attacks Kazakhstan offered use of military bases as well as air space to the U.S troops, to help get rid of the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces.