2012 in Kazakhstan

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See also:	Other events of 2012; Timeline of Kazakhstani history;

The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Kazakhstan.

Incumbents

April 23 - Kazakhstan issues an official ‘thank you’ to Sacha Baron Cohen for his comedy character Borat Sagdiyev despite an initial ban.^[1]

July 17 – The Syrian consulate in Almaty suffered serious damage following an alleged arson attack.^[2]

December 25 – An Antonov An-72-100 plane crashed near Shymkent, killing all 27 people on board.^[3]^[4]^[5]

↑ "Kazakhstan thanks Borat for 'boosting tourism'". BBC News. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
↑ "Kazakh Probe Launched Into 'Arson' Attack On Syrian Consulate In Almaty". 17 July 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
↑ "Military plane carrying 27 crashes in Kazakhstan". Agence France-Presse. 25 December 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
↑ "Kazakhstan military plane crash 'kills 27' near Shymkent". BBC News. Retrieved 25 December 2012.