Akejan Kajegeldin

Akejan Kajegeldin
Әкежан Қажыгелдин
Kajegeldin in 2020
2nd Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
In office
14 October 1994 – 10 October 1997
PresidentNursultan Nazarbayev
First DeputyNygmetjan Esengarin
(1994–1997)
Vitaly Mette
(1995–1996)
Akhmetzhan Yessimov
(1996–1997)
Preceded bySergey Tereshchenko
Succeeded byNurlan Balgimbayev
First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
In office
18 December 1993 – 14 October 1994
Prime MinisterSergey Tereshchenko
Preceded byDaulet Sembaev
Succeeded byNygmetjan Esengarin
Chairman of the Republican People's Party
In office
17 December 1998 – 25 December 2001
DeputyAmirjan Qosanov
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born (1952-03-27) 27 March 1952 (age 72)
Georgiyevka (now Qalbatau), Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
AllegianceSoviet Union
Years of service1974–1978

Akejan Kajegeldin (Kazakh: Әкежан Мағжанұлы Қажыгелдин, Äkejan Mağjanūly Qajygeldin; born 27 March 1952)[1] is a Kazakh politician who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 12 October 1994 until his resignation on 10 October 1997, ostensibly for health reasons,[2] though many saw it as an act protesting authoritarianism in Kazakhstan. He has accused President Nazarbayev of authoritarianism, nepotism, and indifference to violations of human rights.[2]

Kajegeldin lives in the west in exile. Adam Albion of Radio Free Europe characterized Kajegeldin's efforts at democratizing Kazakhstan as "defiant, confrontational, and openly scornful of the idea" that Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Kazakhstan, "will ever share power willingly."[3]

  1. ^ "People in Prison, Akejan Kajegeldin]". Archived from the original on 2004-06-08. Retrieved 2009-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b Kazakhstan's Kazhegeldin conspicuous by his absence Asia Times
  3. ^ "Government pressure in run-up to Kazakh Council Elections". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty