Independence Day (Kazakhstan)
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Official name | Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Тәуелсіздік күні |
Observed by | Kazakhstan |
Type | State |
Celebrations | Fireworks, Concerts, Parades |
Date | December 16 |
Frequency | annual |
Independence Day of Kazakhstan (
Significance
In an attempt to keep unity within the Soviet Union, the country held a
- Kazakhstan became a member of the United Nations in March 1992
- Kazakhstan became a member of the International Monetary Fund in July 1992
- 1993 Constitution of Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan became a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency in February 1994
- Project Sapphire operation which reduced the amount of nuclear material from Kazakhstan
- 1995 Constitution of Kazakhstan
- 2007 amendment to the Constitution of Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy is introduced in 2012
General celebrations
The holiday is celebrated for 1 day on December 16. If the 16 December falls on a weekend, the following Monday will be a holiday.
Jeltoqsan commemorations
Independence Day is also used as a day of remembrance of the 1986 Jeltoqsan protests, which was the starting point of discontent against Soviet rule, on Brezhnev Square (present-day Republic Square) against the government of Gennady Kolbin, which began on the same day as Independence Day. By the 1980s, democratization in the Soviet Union began to rise with the 1986 protests, which followed a major unrest in Central and Eastern Europe that began in Poland that spilled over into the individual republics.
Aqorda ceremony
A ceremony hosted by the President of Kazakhstan is held at the Aqorda Presidential Palace, in which the president presents orders, decorations, and medals of Kazakhstan to distinguished citizens.[8] Many Kazakhs will dress up in traditional clothes at the formal ceremony in the presidential palace.[9]
Historical events
1996
The first independence day
2001
To coincide with the 10th anniversary of Independence Day in 2001, commemorative medals and coins were issued as well as festive train tour named Менің Қазақстаным ("My Kazakhstan") was launched from May of that year and travelled around the country until December, stopping in places to hold events and concerts with local residents including in remote villages. The passengers on the train included famous artists, filmmakers, writers and journalists, doctors and officials, lawyers and librarians as well.[13] In late August, Kazakh border guards held a relay race along the nation's boundaries from outpost to outpost where a miniature copy of the Golden Warrior Monument was passed.[14]
At a solemn meeting held on 16 December 2001 in Astana, President Nursultan Nazarbayev presented a speech titled "Ten years equal to a century", where he emphasised the positive results that Kazakhstan has made for the decade since its independence.[14]
2011
On 27 January 2011, President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a decree, declaring the year as the 20th anniversary of Independence Day that would be held under the motto of "20 years of peace and creation" as well as the formation of a state commission that would carry out the celebration.[15]
On 16 December, a constitutional act "On State Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan" was adopted, which declared that the 20th anniversary celebrations took place amidst as a successful state with "a democratic, political and legal system, a stable economy and a high level of wellbeing of the population" as a "century-old dream" by ancestors that was fulfilled by Nazarbayev.[16] That same day as various celebrations were held across the country, unrest broke out in town of Zhanaozen where striking oil workers disrupted a concert event held at the main square, resulting in clashes between the workers and police that led to several deaths as the unarmed protestors were gunned down, becoming one of Kazakhstan's most bloodiest event since its independence.[17]
2016
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited in 2016 to attend the 25th anniversary celebrations.[18]
2021
For the 30th anniversary in 2021, a commission under the
Foreign celebrations
On the first anniversary in 1992, an orchestra of folk instruments from
See also
- Public holidays in Kazakhstan
- Independence Day (Tajikistan)
- Independence Day (Kyrgyzstan)
- Independence Day (Uzbekistan)
- Independence Day (Turkmenistan)
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- ^ "Военные парады в Казахстане за 15 лет "подорожали" в одиннадцать раз". Radiotochka.kz | Новости Казахстана – события, мнения, аналитика. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
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- ^ Разина, Анастасия (2016-12-16). "25 лет независимости. 2001 год – приватизация Народного банка, визит Папы и появление ДВК". Informburo.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-09-20.
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- ^ "Казахстан отмечает 20-летие независимости". Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ "Kazakh oil strike: 10 dead in Zhanaozen clashes". BBC News. 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ December 2016, Malika Orazgaliyeva in International on 16 (2016-12-16). "Israeli Prime Minister Visits Astana, Strengthens Ties". The Astana Times. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
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