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| f. Kazakhstan |
| 1990, Oct. 25 |
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| Kazakhstan declared itself sovereign. It was one of three new republics (with Belarus and Ukraine) with nuclear weapons. | 1 |
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| 1991, Aug. 28 |
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| The Kazakh Communist Party dissolved itself and created an organization uniting progressive forces. Former party officials were banned from holding senior state posts. | 2 |
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| Sept. 8 |
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| The Kazakh Communist Party voted to withdraw from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and become the independent Socialist Party of Kazakhstan (SPK). | 3 |
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| Dec. 1 |
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| Nursultan Nazarbayev, running unopposed, was elected president of Kazakhstan by popular mandate. | 4 |
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| Dec. 16 |
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| The Supreme Soviet passed a law declaring Kazakhstan's independence, which was recognized by Russia on the following day. On Dec. 10 the Supreme Soviet had changed the republic's name to Republic of Kazakhstan, dropping the words “Soviet Socialist.” | 5 |
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