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Kazakhstan's new capital
FromThe History Hour
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Feb 5, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
How Kazakhstan's strongman president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, created a new capital, which would eventually be named after him; transformation in the UEA - the first Emirati female teacher in the 1960s; the murder of American journalist, Daniel Pearl; from 70 years ago, the passing of Britain’s King George VI; and a once-in-a-lifetime transit of Venus.
Picture: Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, since renamed Nur-Sultan (credit: Shutterstock)
Picture: Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, since renamed Nur-Sultan (credit: Shutterstock)
Released:
Feb 5, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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