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1998, June 9
Formerly known as Akmola, the remote city of Astana was made Kazakhstan's new capital, possibly for reasons of national security.	1
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Pres. Nazarbayev signed a pact with Russia, resolving the disputed territorial rights to the oil-rich northern Caspian Sea.	2

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