Every year on August 31, Kyrgyzstan celebrates the main public holiday —, Independence Day of the Republic (Kyrgyzstan). Kyrgyz Republikasynn Koz karandysyzdygynyn kunu).
On this day in 1991, an extraordinary session of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan adopted a resolution on the «Declaration of State Independence of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan». According to this historical act, Kyrgyzstan was declared an independent, sovereign, democratic state.
The adoption of the «Declaration of State Independence» marked the beginning of a new stage in the modern history of Kyrgyzstan. As a result of expressing the united will of the people, the establishment of independent statehood was proclaimed. The special significance of this historical document is that it marked the beginning of a period of assertion of the sovereignty of the republic de jure. This meant that the independence of the republic was enshrined in law, and all subsequent actions of the country moved into a new legal framework.
Kyrgyzstan declared its commitment to the generally recognized principles of international law, friendship and cooperation between peoples, and steady compliance with previously assumed obligations. The Declaration called on the parliaments of the union republics and countries of the world community to recognize the independence of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.
The Supreme Council instructed the President and the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan to form a commission to prepare measures to ensure the economic and political independence of the Republic. The Supreme Council called on the people of Kyrgyzstan to unite on the basis of the adopted Declaration in the name of transforming the state into a truly sovereign and rule-of-law state.
On this day, festive events take place throughout the country. In the capital of Kyrgyzstan, the city of Bishkek, the celebration begins in the central square of Ala-Too with a theatrical performance in which creative groups of the Republic take part. Equestrian games are held at the hippodrome, and concerts with the participation of pop artists and amateur artistic groups are held in Bishkek parks —. The celebration of Kyrgyzstan's Independence Day ends with fireworks.