President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev has signed a decree on renaming Kapchagai to Kunayev, Adyrna correspondent reports citing the press service of Akorda.
"The President signed a decree" On renaming Kapchagai in Almaty region as the city of Kunayev, "the statement reads.
The decree comes into force from the date of its first official publication.
In mid-March, the President said in his Address to the Nation that he was ready to join the proposal to rename the city of Kapchagai Kunayev if the people take such an initiative.
“Kapchagai is closely connected with the name of the outstanding figure of our people Dinmukhamed Kunayev. If the people propose to change the name of Kapchagai in his honor, I will agree with him, "he said.
Later, the proposal to rename the city was supported by maslikhat deputies, and local residents also expressed their views.
National portal "Adyrna"
