March 4. Kazinform's timeline of major events

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Kazinform's Timeline is the one-stop shop where you can learn about historical events for the 4th of March. See what notable events happened throughout Kazakhstan's history on March 4.

EVENTS

1997 – As a result of the abolishment of the Oil and Gas Industry Ministry of Kazakhstan the National Oil and Gas Company Kazakhoil is set up.

1999 – In Almaty city, one of the streets is named after Garifolla Kurmangaliyev.

2010 – The solemn opening of the Metropolitan High-Tech Korean Culture Center takes place at the Embassy of Korea in Kazakhstan.

2014 – The commemorative silver coin «Baikonur» in the «The National Treasure» issued by the National Bank of Kazakhstan wins the second prize of the Vicenza Numismatica-2014 competition in Vicenza, Italy, as the best coin minted in 2012.

2016 – The monument to poetess Fariza Organsyrova is unveiled in Atyrau city.

2019 – The Kazakh Literature and Culture Center is opened in the capital city of Altai Republic, Gorno-Altaysk.

2019 – The Central Asian Triathlon Association is founded by the National Triathlon Federations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.

2000 - The Home of National Communities in Lithuania opens the Abu Nasr Al-Farabi Center.