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Kazakh President Appoints Several Key Ministers in New Government Following Deadly Protests

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Several key ministers in Kazakhstan's new government, including energy chief, have been appointed shortly after protests over fuel prices broke out in the country in early 2022, according to a decree released on Tuesday.
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"To appoint Bolat Achkulakov ... the energy minister of Kazakhstan," the decree said, as quoted by the presidential office.
Achkulakov previously was the managing director of the National Welfare Fund "Samruk-Kazyna."
Defence Minister Murat Bektanov, Interior Minister Erlan Turgumbaev and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi retained their posts.
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