First President's Day (Kazakhstan)
| Day of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
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Nursultan Nazarbayev taking the oath of office as the first President of Kazakhstan, December 1991 | |
| Official name | Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Тұңғыш Президенті күні Russian: День Первого Президента Республики Казахстан |
| Also called | First President's Day |
| Observed by | Kazakhstan |
| Type | Commemorative |
| Significance | Marks the 1991 election of Nursultan Nazarbayev as the first president of independent Kazakhstan |
| Celebrations | Cultural events, exhibitions, official programs, wreath-laying ceremonies |
| Observances | Schools and state institutions often hold educational activities on political history |
| Date | 1 December |
| Next time | 1 December 2026 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Nursultan Nazarbayev, Independence of Kazakhstan |
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First President's Day (Kazakh: Тұңғыш Президент күні, romanized: Tūñğyş Prezident künı; Russian: День Первого Президента, romanized: Den' Pervogo Prezidenta), officially Day of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының тұңғыш президенті күні, romanized: Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ tūñğyş prezidentı künı; Russian: День Первого Президента Казахстана, romanized: Den' Pervogo Prezidenta Kazakhstana) is an annual commemorative day in Kazakhstan, observed on 1 December. The date marks the 1991 presidential election, in which Nursultan Nazarbayev was elected as the first president of independent Kazakhstan. The day was celebrated as a public holiday from 2012 until 2022, after which it was retained as a commemorative date but removed from the list of official holidays.