Kazakhstan renames capital Nur-Sultan
by Associated Press in Moscow from World news | The Guardian on (#4BP28)
Interim president orders name change from Astana to honour resigned leader Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan has renamed its capital Nur-Sultan, in honour of the country's longtime leader who resigned this week.
The order to change the city's name from Astana was issued on Saturday by the interim president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who took power after Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned on Tuesday.
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