Independence Day (Kyrgyzstan)

Independence Day
Kyrgyz: Эгемендүүлүк күнү
A commemorative coin in honor of the 25th anniversary of independence.
Observed by Kyrgyzstan
TypeState
SignificanceThe day the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Supreme Soviet of the Kyrgyz SSR in 1991.
CelebrationsFireworks, Concerts, Parades
DateAugust 31
Next time31 August 2025 (2025-08-31)
Frequencyannual

The Independence Day of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасынын көз карандысыздыгынын күнү, Russian: День Независимости Кыргызстана) is the main state holiday in Kyrgyzstan. It is celebrated in Kyrgyzstan annually on August 31, the anniversary of its declaration of independence in 1991.[1]

  1. ^ Robert A. Saunders (September 20, 2019). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 33. ISBN 9781538120484. Retrieved 20 December 2021. 31 August: Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan declare independence from the USSR