55 years ago by the Decree of Presidium of the Supreme of Kazakh SSR the city of Akmolinsk (from 1830 to 1961) was renamed into Tselinograd (from 1961 to 1992). On May 6, 1998 by the Decree of the President of Kazakhstan, «considering petitions of local executive and representative bodies, wishes of the public of the city of Akmola and based on the inference of the State onomastic commission at the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan», the city of Akmola was renamed into the city of Astana.
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