National days · Kazakhstan
Holidays, state days and days of remembrance — the calendar of the Turkic world, month by month.
May
May 71992
State day
Kazakhstan — Defender of the Fatherland Day
The Armed Forces of Kazakhstan were founded on 7 May 1992. The day is a public holiday.
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August
August 301995
State day
Kazakhstan — Constitution Day
On 30 August 1995 the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan was adopted by national referendum.
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October
October 251990
State day
Kazakhstan — Republic Day
On 25 October 1990 Kazakhstan's Declaration of State Sovereignty was adopted. Since 2022 it has again been the national holiday.
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December
December 161991
State day
Kazakhstan — Independence Day
On 16 December 1991 Kazakhstan declared its independence — the last of the Soviet republics to do so.
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