Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan (order. Tauelsizdik kuni) — is an important public holiday, which is celebrated annually in the country on December 16. In honor of the holiday, this day is non-working in the Republic. Previously, until 2022, the next day — December 17 — was also a day off, but starting in 2022, only December 16 is considered a day off.
On this day in 1991, the Supreme Council adopted a law on the independence and state sovereignty of Kazakhstan. The republic was the last of the countries of the former USSR to adopt an independence law.
Leader of the Central Asian region, Kazakhstan has been developing intensively in recent years. Kazakhstan achieved noticeable success in the economy thanks to the restructuring of the entire economic system, which in the era of the USSR was based mainly on extractive industries.
In addition to economic reforms, political reforms were carried out in independent Kazakhstan, which significantly increased the authority of the Republic in the international arena. Kazakhstan is a member of international and regional organizations and is known as a reliable partner of both Western and Eastern states.
In art, the embodiment of the country's independence was the huge Independence Monument of Kazakhstan, installed in Almaty and officially opened in 1996. This complex was created by architect Valikhanov by order of the President of the Republic Nursultan Nazarbayev.
On the eve of the holiday, award ceremonies are held for outstanding figures of culture and art, sports, politics and other fields. On the day of the holiday, mass celebrations are held throughout the country, festive concerts are held in all cities and villages, and in the evening the sky is illuminated with fireworks and fireworks.