Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan Fergana Polytechnic Institute

When is Uzbek Independence Day?

Independence Day is a public holiday in Uzbekistan, observed on September 1st.

Known locally as 'Mustaqillik Kuni', this is Uzbekistan's National Day and marks independence from the Soviet Union on September 1st 1991.

History of Uzbek Independence Day

Uzbekistan is a land-locked Central Asian nation that has a diverse and rich heritage due to its strategic position on the so-called Silk Road, an ancient trade route between Europe and China.

Did you know?

Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the only double land-locked countries: every country that surrounds them is land-locked.

Following periods of control under the Persian, Mongol and Chinese empires, the Uzbeks arrived in the region and three city-states emerged in the sixteenth century. These were eventually incorporated into the Russian Empire.

Following the Russian Revolution, the area become part of the Soviet Union, with the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic being created on October 27th 1924.

In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. As a result Uzbekistan declared its state sovereignty in June 1991 and on September 1st 1991, the independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan, was declared after a special session of the Supreme Council of the Republic.