May 5 1993· State day
Constitution Day
On 5 May 1993 independent Kyrgyzstan adopted its first constitution.
On 5 May 1993 the first Constitution of independent Kyrgyzstan was adopted. It established Kyrgyzstan as a sovereign, democratic, law-based, secular and social state, with Kyrgyz as the state language and Russian as an official language.
The Constitution was amended several times by referendum in the following years. The current Constitution was adopted by nationwide referendum in April 2021 and entered into force on 5 May.
The holiday
5 May is celebrated in Kyrgyzstan as Constitution Day and is a day off, with events, quizzes and concerts on the Basic Law in state institutions, schools and universities.
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Photos
The Jogorku Kenesh building in Bishkek · Nikolai Bulykin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 
The White House and square in Bishkek · Daniel Schwen / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Emblem of the Jogorku Kenesh · Жогорку Кеңеш / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain 
The flag of Kyrgyzstan · ThopazProductions / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 
Ala-Too Square, Bishkek · Emil.akhmatbekov / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 
State Historical Museum, Bishkek · Vilya Shoni / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Kyrgyzstan: other days
- January 1New Year's Day
- January 7Orthodox Christmas
- February 23Defender of the Fatherland Day
- March 5Ak-kalpak Day
- March 8International Women's Day
- March 21Nooruz
- April 7Day of the People's April Revolution
- May 1Labour Day
- May 9Victory Day
- May 29Armed Forces Day
- August 31Independence Day
- September 23State Language Day
- October 3Founding of the Organization of Turkic States
- November 7Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors
- 10 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Islamic calendar — the feast of the Hajj pilgrimage; moves about 11 days earlier each yearEid al-Adha
- 1 Shawwal in the Islamic calendar — the end of the Ramadan fast; moves about 11 days earlier each yearEid al-Fitr