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This public holiday is celebrated annually on December 1st. If December 1st falls on a weekend, the following Monday will be a holiday. The official name of the holiday is the Day of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and it marks the first presidential elections that were held on December 1st 1991 in Kazakhstan after the break-up of the Soviet Union.
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This day is the National Holiday of Kazakhstan and is celebrated annually on December 16th. If December 16th falls on a weekend, the following Monday will be a holiday. This is a two-day celebration with December 17th also a holiday. The holiday period may also be extended in some years with a third day depending on which days of the week December 16th falls. The holiday marks the independence of Kazakhstan on December 16th 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
