Kazakhstan: Polity Style: 1991-2022 10 Dec 1991 name of the state is changed in accordance with a law passed by the Joğarğı Keñes on 10 Dec 1991 and promulgated on the same day (Egemen Qazaqstan, No. 284, 11 Dec 1991, p. 1) 10 Dec 1991 - Qazaqstan Respýblıkasy (Қазақстан Республикасы) [1] 16 Dec 1991 proclaimed an independent state in accordance with a constitutional law passed by the Joğarğı Keñes 16 Dec 1991 and promulgated on the same day (Egemen Qazaqstan, No. 290, 18 Dec 1991, p. 1) [1] The use of Qazaqstan (Қазақстан) as alternative polity style is endorsed by the Constitution of 1995 (effective 5 Sep 1995). Last updated on: 16 Aug 2019 21:00:00