Editing Nursultan Nazarbayev (section)

===80th birthday===
He recovered from the virus on 3 July 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/article/3668657|title=Nursultan Nazarbayev addresses people of Kazakhstan|date=3 July 2020|website=inform.kz|access-date=22 August 2020|archive-date=6 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706130014/https://www.inform.kz/en/article/3668657|url-status=dead}}</ref> in time for the celebration of his 80th birthday which was held on 6 July and also coincided with the [[Capital City Day (Kazakhstan)|Day of the Capital City]]. Nazarbayev received congratulations from leader such as the Armenian President [[Armen Sarkissian]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 July 2020|title=President of Armenia congratulates Nursultan Nazarbayev on his 80th birthday|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/article/3669452|access-date=5 July 2020|website=inform.kz|language=ru|archive-date=5 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705212734/https://www.inform.kz/en/article/3669452|url-status=dead}}</ref> Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]], former Tatar President [[Mintimer Shaimiev]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=Mintimer Shaimiev|date=2 July 2020|title=Nursultan Nazarbayev: Looking Back at a Legacy of Friendship and Cooperation With Tatarstan|url=https://astanatimes.com/2020/07/nursultan-nazarbayev-looking-back-at-a-legacy-of-friendship-and-cooperation-with-tatarstan/|access-date=5 July 2020|work=The Astana Times|language=en}}</ref> and former Turkish President [[Abdullah Gül]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elbasy.kz/ru/news/2020-07/telefonnyy-razgovor-s-eks-prezidentom-tureckoy-respubliki-abdulloy-gyulem|title=Телефонный разговор с экс-Президентом Турецкой Республики Абдуллой Гюлем|website=Официальный сайт Первого Президента Республики Казахстан – Колбасы Нурсултана Назарбаева|access-date=5 July 2020|archive-date=5 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705154257/https://elbasy.kz/ru/news/2020-07/telefonnyy-razgovor-s-eks-prezidentom-tureckoy-respubliki-abdulloy-gyulem|url-status=dead}}</ref> Former Deputy [[Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia]] [[Grigory Karasin]] described Nazarbayev in an interview honoring his birthday as "one of the few world politicians who has a vision of political processes".<ref>{{Cite web|author=Andrei Beloborodov |date=4 July 2020|title=Nazarbayev's Legacy: Forging a Path For an Independent Kazakhstan as a Leader in Central Asia|url=https://astanatimes.com/2020/07/nazarbayevs-legacy-forging-a-path-for-an-independent-kazakhstan-as-a-leader-in-central-asia/|access-date=5 July 2020|work=The Astana Times|language=en}}</ref> The celebratory events were held virtually due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://astanatimes.com/2020/07/capital-day-celebrations-will-be-held-virtually-this-year/|title=Capital Day Celebrations Will Be Held Virtually This Year|work=The Astana Times |date=5 July 2020}}</ref> A statue of Nazarbayev in military uniform was unveiled at the [[National Defense University (Kazakhstan)|National Defense University]] (an institution that itself which bears his name).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Новый памятник Назарбаеву открыли в канун его 80-летия в столице|url=https://rus.azattyq.org/a/30704100.html|access-date=5 July 2020|website=Радио Азаттык|date=3 July 2020 |language=ru}}</ref>