The dawn of Freedom Monument in Almaty, Kazakhstan

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The Dawn of Freedom Monument honours those killed and injured on Respublika alany on 17 December 1986 during the Zheltoksan (December) protests, the first unrest unleashed in Central Asia by the Gorbachev era of glasnost. Possibly as many as 250 people were killed when police opened fire on rioters protesting against the appointment of a Russian, Gennady Kolbin, as head of the Kazakhstan Communist Party.

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Size: 7057px × 4710px
Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Photo credit: © Bert de Ruiter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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