NATIONALITY DIVERSITY IN KAZAKHSTANDone by: Amir Tazhinov,For ENG 102b class

American University in Bulgaria, 2015

KAZAKHSTAN

9Kazakhstan is the world’s 9th biggest country

24Kazakhstan gained its independence in 1991, 24 years ago

120The number of nationalities who live in Kazakhstan

“Kazakhstan is an example of inter-ethnic consent and sustainable development of a multi-ethnic society”

Kofi Annan, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations

1465-1466

RUSSIAN EMPIRE

Resettlement policy of Russian Empire1861 – Emancipation reform1882 – about 14.000 peasants are resettled to Kazakhstan (80 settlements) 1897 – Kazakhs are 87% of the population of Kazakhstan

Russian – 55.5millions

SOVIET UNION

FAMINE OF 1919-1922The loss of Kazakh population was about 1 million people

FAMINE OF 1932-1933According to Wikipedia, about 40% of the population of Kazakhstan died during the Famine of 1932-1933. After the famine, the percentage of native population decreased from 60% to 38%.

POPULATION TRANSFER IN 1930-1950

•Germans•Poles•Kurds •Koreans•Chinese•Persians•Finns •Karachais•Kalmyks

•Chechens•Greeks•Armenians•Turks

SOVIET UNION CENSUS 1970

INDEPENDENT KAZAKHSTAN

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