"Prosperity, safety, and the increased well-being of all Kazakhstanis - these are the key words, which characterize the Kazakhstan that we must build."
-- N.A. Nazabayev
"Kazakhstan - Only Forward!"
Posted on 02/14/2006 2:45:54 PM PST by sergey1973
The bodies of Altynbek Sarsenbaev, a co-chairman of the Naghyz Ak Zhol opposition party, his bodyguard, and his driver were found in the Almaty outskirts early today. The three were reportedly shot dead. A former information minister and a former ambassador to Russia, Sarsenbaev was a fierce critic of Kazakhstan's current regime.
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Darn fat fingers, that should read 'Nazarbayev'.
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