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Sagadat Nurmagambetov Sagadat Kozhakhmetovich Nurmagambetov ( kz, Сағадат Қожахметұлы Нұрмағамбетов, ''Sağadat Qojahmetūly Nūrmağambetov'', ساعادات قوجاحمەتۇلى نۇرماعامبەتوۆ; russian: Сагадат К ...
Military Institute of the Kazakh Ground Forces ( kk, Qurlyq áskerleriniń áskerı ınstıtýty / Құрлық әскерлерінің әскери институты), formerly known as the Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School (russian: Алма-Атинское высшее общевойсковое командное училище) – is one of the leading educational institutions in the military education system of the
Kazakh Ground Forces The Kazakh Ground Forces (, ; ) is the land service branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is one of the three uniformed military services, and is the most senior branch of the Kazakh military in order of precedence. The main ...
. The military academy is based in
Almaty, Kazakhstan Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of t ...
.


History


Soviet Union

The Military Institute of Land Forces history began from the Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School which had been established on 1 September 1970 on the grounds of the Resolution of the
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of the
Supreme Soviet of the USSR The Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( rus, Верховный Совет Союза Советских Социалистических Республик, r=Verkhovnyy Sovet Soyuza Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respubl ...
. It was formed on the basis of the 186th Motor Rifle Regiment of the 68th Motor Rifle Division in the 13th Military Garrison of Alma-Ata. Due to the fact that with the opening of the school, cadets continued their studies for the 2nd year of study, the first graduation of
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s took place on 25 July 1973. By order of the Minister of Defense
Andrei Grechko Andrei Antonovich Grechko (, ; – 26 April 1976) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union (from 1955). He was Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1976. Early life Grechko was the thirteenth child born to a family of Ukrainian peasant ...
on 1 July 1973, the school was named after the
Marshal of the Soviet Union Marshal of the Soviet Union (russian: Маршал Советского Союза, Marshal sovetskogo soyuza, ) was the highest military rank of the Soviet Union. The rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union was created in 1935 and abolished in 19 ...
Ivan Konev Ivan Stepanovich Konev ( rus, link=no, Ива́н Степа́нович Ко́нев, p=ɪˈvan sʲtʲɪˈpanəvʲɪtɕ ˈkonʲɪf;  – 21 May 1973) was a Soviet general and Marshal of the Soviet Union who led Red Army forces on the E ...
. In the 1980s, a significant number of ABOKU graduates was sent to serve in
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.АВОКУ отмечает 45-летие
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Independence

After the
collapse of the USSR The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...
, the school remained an official academic institution of the Republic of Kazakhstan. On 11 February 1997, by the decree of President
Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...
, the school was reorganized into the Military Institute of the Land Forces. By late February 2002, remnants of the former school were separated from the military academy. On 31 October 2003, the school was renamed the Military Institute of the Ground Forces. On 11 September 2020, it was given a special honorific which made it full name the ''"Military Institute of the Ground Forces named after
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, People's Hero, the first Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan, General of the Army
Sagadat Nurmagambetov Sagadat Kozhakhmetovich Nurmagambetov ( kz, Сағадат Қожахметұлы Нұрмағамбетов, ''Sağadat Qojahmetūly Nūrmağambetov'', ساعادات قوجاحمەتۇلى نۇرماعامبەتوۆ; russian: Сагадат К ...
"''.


Multidisciplinary training

Due to the fact that there were no military schools in the
Kazakh SSR ; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы) *1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы) , linking_name = the ...
that trained officers for the
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with the exception of the ABOKU, the leadership of armed forces created faculties on the basis of the ABOKU to train officers in other specialties. Currently, the Military Institute is training officers in 13 specialties under the program of a higher military educational institution with a training period of four years: * Command ** Motorized rifle troops ** Airborne troops and military intelligence ** Tank troops ** Artillery troops * Specialties in
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** Engineer troops * Specialties in logistics support ** Missile and artillery support of troops ** Motor vehicle support ** Food supply ** Clothing support ** Combustive-lubricating support ** Repair and maintenance * Officers of educational structures * Military translation business


Foreign Cooperation

Due to the fact that Kazakhstan, which is a member of the
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, associate members like
Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
, which only has the Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense, can according to interstate agreements, attend courses at the institute. According to the said agreements, annually sends 7-10 special soldiers for training. For example, in 2019, nine officers of the
Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic The Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic (; Kyrǵyz Respublikasynyn Kuralduu Küctörü) is the national military of Kyrgyzstan. It was originally formed from the former Soviet forces of the Turkestan Military District stationed in newly independe ...
and 10 officers of the
Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan tg, Қувваҳои Мусаллаҳи Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, italics=off , image=File:Tajik Armed Forces Shoulder Patch.jpg , image_size= , image2 = , alt2 = Roundel , caption=The shoulder patch o ...
graduated from the Military Institute. In July 2008, in a Kazakhstan-
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cooperation plan, the first
Partnership for Peace The Partnership for Peace (PfP; french: Partenariat pour la paix) is a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) program aimed at creating trust between the member states of NATO and other states mostly in Europe, including post-Soviet states; ...
training center in Central Asia called the Kazakhstan Center (Kazcent) was opened in the Military Institute of Ground Forces. The center’s main objective is to train the relevant military personnel designated to participate in peacekeeping operations, and its curriculum includes courses on English military terminology in multinational operations, NATO administrative procedures, and military-civilian interaction. Many cadets of the Foreign Language Department at the
United States Military Academy at West Point The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...
on their Foreign Academy Exchange Program spend their time at the institute.


Rectors

The following are a list of rectors: *Vachakan Vlasov (1970-1978) *Anatoly Nekrasov (1978-1988) *Vladimir Ponomarev (1988-1992) *Abay Tasbulatov (1992-2002) *Lieutenant General Bakhytzhan Ertaev (February-March 2002) *Major General Alikhan Jarbulov (March 2002-November 2003) *M. Sikhimov (December 2003-February 2005) *Z. Kuangaliev (February 2005-2007) *Major General Alikhan Jarbulov (2007-January 2009) *S. Kudaibergenov (January 2009-October 2011) *A. Tasbulatov (October 2011-February 2013) *N. Kuatov (February 2013-October 2014) *Major General Vasiliy Ryspaev (October 2014-October 2016) *Colonel Serik Asanov (October 2016–present)


Notable alumni

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Murat Maikeyev Murat Jaleluly Maikeyev ( kk, Мұрат Жәлелұлы Майкеев, ''Mūrat Jälelūly Maikeev''; born 9 November 1959) is a Kazakh military figure who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakh ...
- Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan *
Saken Zhasuzakov Saken Adilkhanuly Zhasuzakov ( kk, Сәкен Әділханұлы Жасұзақов, ''Säken Ädılhanūly Jasūzaqov'', ; born 27 October 1957) was a Kazakh politician and Colonel General in the Kazakh Ground Forces. He was Minister of Defens ...
- Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan *
Abibilla Kudayberdiev Abibilla Kudayberdiev ( Kyrgyz and Russian: Абибилла Кудайбердиев born June 1, 1962) is the former Minister of Defense of Kyrgyzstan. Biography He was born on June 1, 1962 in the Nookat District, in the city of Osh. In 1983, ...
- Minister of Defense of Kyrgyzstan *
Movses Hakobyan Movses Hranti Hakobyan ( hy, Մովսես Հրանտի Հակոբյան; born 4 February 1965) is a former senior Armenian military official and the former commander of NKR Defense Army and former Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Arme ...
- Chief of General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces *Kanat Azimbaev - Head of the Honor Guard of the Republican Guard of Kazakhstan * Talgat Berdigulov - Director of the
Presidential Orchestra of the State Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan The Presidential Band of the State Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасы Мемлекеттік қауіпсіздік қызметінің Президенттік оркестрі, ), f ...
. *
Mirab Kishmaria Mirab Boris-ipa Kishmaria ( ab, Мираб Борис-иҧа Кишьмариа, ka, მერაბ ქიშმარია, russian: Мира́б Бори́сович Кишма́рия) was an Abkhaz politician and army general who served as t ...
-
Minister of Defence of Abkhazia The office of Minister for Defence ( ab, атәыла хьчара аминистр, ka, თავდაცვის მინისტრი, russian: министр обороны) has been one of the most important in the breakaway Republic o ...


See also

*
West Point The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known Metonymy, metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a f ...
*
Bundeswehr Command and Staff College ) , established = 15 May 1957(15 October 1810 as ''Prussian Military Academy'') , type = Staff college and senior military academy of the German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr , endowment = , staff = , faculty = , president = , provost = , principal ...
*
Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy The Hetman Petro Sahaidachny National Army Academy is one of the leading educational institutions in the military education system of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, founded originally in 1899 as a school of infantry cadets. It is engaged ...


References


External links


Alummni website

40-летие АВОКУ
{{CIS Military Academies Educational institutions established in 1970 Military academies of Kazakhstan