Independence Day (Uzbekistan)

Musical performance on the occasion of the Independence Day 2015, Nadir DivanBegui Madrasa, Bukhara

Independence Day is an official national holiday in Uzbekistan, celebrated on the first of September.^[1]

History

In 1991, the August coup in the capital of the USSR in Moscow failed. Thanks to the initiative of President Islam Karimov August 31, 1991 was proclaimed the independence of Uzbekistan. August 31, 1991, the Supreme Council of Uzbekistan adopted a resolution "On the declaration of independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan" and the Law "On State Independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan". Uzbek SSR was renamed the Republic of Uzbekistan^[2]

References

1. "День независимости Республики Узбекистан" (in Russian). Календарь событий. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
2. "День Независимости Узбекистана" (in Russian). Advantour. Retrieved 6 January 2015.