Holidays and Festivals of Uzbekistan contents

As stated in the Constitution of Uzbekistan, in commemoration of adopting 

the constitution of the independent Republic of Uzbekistan, December 8—the 

day on which the Constitution was adopted—shall be proclaimed Constitution 

Day, a national holiday of the Republic of Uzbekistan.  

 

History of Constitution Day in Uzbekistan 

 

We cannot speak of Constitution Day without referring to August 31, 1991, 

the day Uzbekistan declared independence.  

 

In the 19th century Uzbekistan was incorporated into the Russian Empire and 

in 1924 became a republic of the Soviet Union. It wasn’t until August 1991 

when an attempted coup against the Gorbachev government by Russian 

hardliners that mass change took place in the Soviet Union. At first,