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Kazakhs protest against Soviet legacy, China ties

Thu, 2009-12-17 04:15 — Robyn

ALMATY (Reuters) - Hundreds of Kazakhs took to the streets on Thursday to accuse the government of not doing enough to shake off the country's Soviet-era legacy and to demand a stronger national identity.

The rally came against a backdrop of growing discontent with the government of Kazakhstan because of economic crisis that has hit the oil-dominated economy hard since 2007.

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