Jambyl or Zhambyl Region ( Kazakh : Жамбыл облысы , romanized : Jambyl oblysy ; Russian : Жамбылская область , romanized : Zhambylskaya oblast ), formerly known as Dzhambul Region ( Russian : Джамбульская область , romanized : Dzhambulskaya Oblast ) until 1991, is a region of Kazakhstan . Its capital is Taraz . The population of the region is 1,209,665; the city is 335,100. The region borders Kyrgyzstan , and is very near to Uzbekistan (all to the south). Jambyl also borders three other provinces: Karaganda Region (to the north), Turkistan Region (to the west) and Almaty Region (to the east). The total area is 144,200 square kilometres (55,700 sq mi). The province borders Lake Balkhash to its northeast. The province (and its capital during the Soviet era ) was named after the Kazakh akyn (folk singer) Jambyl Jabayev .
24-849: The Dzhambul Region was formed by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on October 14, 1939, and included nine districts, of which six were separated from the South Kazakhstan and three from the Alma-Ata region. In August 2021, nine people were killed in a major explosion in at a Kazakhstani ammunition depot at a military unit in Taraz in the Jambyl Region of Kazakhstan . As a result, Minister of Defense Nurlan Yermekbayev announced his intent to resign on 27 August 2021. Four days later his resignation
48-455: A new presidium was elected. The presidium was competent to issue ukazes and resolutions and possessed the right of legislative initiative in the Supreme Soviet, and was, in effect, the Ukrainian SSR's collective head of state . The constitution also required more detailed provisions regarding the legal status, competence, order of formation, and activity of the presidium to be defined by
72-697: A total of 39. The Presidium was accountable to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR for all its activities. From 1938 to 1989, the chairman of the Presidium was reckoned as the USSR/Soviet Union's head of state and was sometimes referred to as the "President of the USSR/Soviet Union" in non-Soviet sources. Its building, situated inside the Moscow Kremlin , was appropriately named the Kremlin Presidium . According to
96-480: Is administratively divided into ten districts and the city of Taraz . Janatas , Karatau , Shu , and Taraz have the administrative status of a town. Important industries include rock phosphate mining (around Karatau ). The Chu River valley is one of Kazakhstan's important areas of irrigated agriculture. The core of the rail transportation network in the region is based on the east–west Turksib rail line, which runs through Taraz and Chu toward Almaty , and
120-504: The 1936 Constitution of the USSR , as in force as enacted originally (and thus, at the establishment of the Presidium), the basic powers of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR were: The presidium also dealt with questions regarding the acquisition of the Soviet citizenship , its forfeiting or voluntary rejection. When the Supreme Soviet was not in session, the Presidium carried out
144-640: The Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( Ukrainian : Президія Верховної Ради України , romanized : Prezydiia Verkhovnoi Rady Ukrainy ) was the permanent body of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR then of the Verkhovna Rada , accountable to the Supreme Soviet in its activity, and, within the nominal limits prescribed by the Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR , performed functions of
168-463: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The presidium was elected by joint session of both houses of the Supreme Soviet to act on its behalf while the Supreme Soviet was not in session . By the 1936 and 1977 Soviet Constitution , the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet served as the collective head of state of the USSR. In all its activities, the Presidium was accountable to the Supreme Soviet of
192-494: The standing orders of the Supreme Soviet. After 1991, the powers of the presidium were narrowed. Some of the powers were delegated to the newly created post of the President of Ukraine , while others were transferred to the Verkhovna Rada . With the adoption of the post-Soviet constitution in 1996, the presidium was dissolved, though the term is still collectively applied to the chairman , deputy chairmen and occasionally also to
216-470: The Soviet Union, on proposition to elect the chairman of the Presidium in a nationwide election, Stalin argued: According to the system of our Constitution, there must not be an individual President in the U.S.S.R., elected by the whole population on a par with the Supreme Soviet and able to put himself in opposition to the Supreme Soviet. The President of the U.S.S.R. is a collegium, it is the Presidium of
240-446: The Supreme Soviet's ordinary functions. It was also empowered to issue decrees in lieu of law, which were to be submitted to the Supreme Soviet at its next session. If such decrees were not ratified by the Supreme Soviet, they were to be considered revoked. In practice, the Supreme Soviet's infrequent sessions (it usually sat for only one week per year) and the principles of democratic centralism meant that Presidium decrees de facto had
264-471: The Supreme Soviet, including the President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, elected, not by the whole population but by the Supreme Soviet and accountable to the Supreme Soviet. Historical experience shows that such a structure of the supreme bodies is the most democratic and safeguards the country against undesirable contingencies." The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was elected by the Supreme Soviet of
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#1732873494182288-486: The USSR at a joint session of both chambers at the first session of each after convocation . The deputies of the Presidium were appointed for the duration of the term of office of the Supreme Soviet. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR consisted of a chairman , a first vice-chairman (after 1977), his 15 deputies (one from each republic ), a secretary, and 20 additional deputies from its two constituent chambers, for
312-511: The USSR . Beside the all-Union body they were also in all union republics (e.g.: Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR , Presidium of the Ukrainian SSR , etc.) and other regions including autonomous republics . Structure and functions of the presidiums in these republics were virtually identical. During discussions in regard to the adoption of the 1936 Constitution of
336-470: The country. Currently, the site is home to 14 monuments, a waterfall, observatory platforms, and a medieval style fortress that surrounds the complex. Presidium of the Supreme Soviet The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet ( Russian : Президиум Верховного Совета , romanized : Prezidium Verkhovnogo Soveta ) was the standing body of the highest body of state authority in
360-533: The force of law. It was not unheard of for the CPSU Politburo to bypass the full Supreme Soviet and enact major laws as Presidium decrees. While the Supreme Soviet's power of veto was almost never exercised in practice, it was not unheard of for the Politburo to enact Presidium decrees into legislation without even the formality of submitting them to the full Supreme Soviet for ratification. As party members made up
384-474: The highest state power in the Ukrainian SSR . It was first established by the constitution in 1937 to replace the Central Executive Committee of Ukraine . Its membership was elected for the first time on December 27, 1938, at the first session of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR. The presidium later became the permanent body of the post-Soviet legislature of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada , but
408-408: The law, the same number voting not in favor (not unlike the ones as mentioned before) produced a veto on the draft legislation. According to the 1977 Constitution of the USSR , as in force at the union's dissolution (and thus, at the abolition of the Presidium), the basic powers of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR were: By then, most of the Presidium's former powers were reassigned to
432-517: The majority of members of the presidum, in such plenary sessions or extraordinary ones wherein the Chairman of the Presidium or any high ranking CC-CPSU introduces a relevant CC decision for the resolution of the Presidium or if any decrees would be passed by it, they voted thus in the manner prescribed by the Constitution and laws to wilt that any absolute majority of deputies voting in favor thus approved
456-440: The north–south Transkazakhstan line, which runs north from Chu toward Nur-Sultan. CIS Highway M 39 (which in this area forms part of European route E40 ) comes from Tashkent, Uzbekistan over Shymkent (capital of neighbouring province South Kazakhstan) and runs further over Taraz to Bishkek , Kyrgyzstan; then it comes to Jambyl Province again through Korday border crossing and continues east toward Almaty. In February 2021, it
480-410: The parliamentary faction leaders of the Verkhovna Rada. The presidium was initially composed of a chairman, two vice chairmen, a secretary, and fifteen ordinary members. Following the adoption of the 1978 Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR , the number of vice chairmen was increased to three and the number of ordinary members became twenty. At the adoption of the 1978 Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR,
504-603: The whole Supreme Soviet and to the President of the USSR . (1944–1946) (1977–1989) (1888–1970) (1901–1990) Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( Ukrainian : Президія Верховної Ради УРСР , romanized : Prezydiia Verkhovnoi Rady URSR ), referred to between 1991 and 1996 as
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#1732873494182528-413: Was accepted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev , with Yermekbayev accepting responsibility for the tragedy, and was succeeded by Lieutenant General Murat Bektanov . The leaders of foreign countries and international organizations delivered condolences and all government websites were grayscaled in memoriam. As of 2020, the Jambyl Region has a population of 1,130,099. Ethnic groups (2020): The province
552-573: Was announced that a wind farm and a hydro power plant will be launched in the Zhambyl region during the 2021 year, and two more renewable energy facilities are planned to be launched in the area in the near future. In 2018, the Jambyl region began the reconstruction of the Tekturmas historical complex. Located on the outskirts of the city, this complex is aimed at highlighting and preserving the cultural heritage of
576-432: Was dissolved upon the adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine on June 28, 1996. According to the Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR , the presidium was elected by the Supreme Soviet from among the people's deputies , at the first session of each following convocation for the entire term of the Supreme Soviet; however, when a new convocation of the Supreme Soviet was elected, the outgoing presidium retained its powers until
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