October 25 — Republic Day: one country, one people, one future

At the initiative of Bolat Sailana Doctor of Historical Sciences and professor in the Department of the History of Kazakhstan at the Faculty of History, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University – an event was organized as part of the "Sustainable Development Goals" program (specifically, the goal of "Quality Education"). The event featured an educational lecture for military personnel from the Almaty Regional Directorate of the Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, titled: "October 25 – Republic Day: One Country, One People, One Future."Lecturer Bolat Sailana professor in the Department of the History of Kazakhstan and a Doctor of Historical Sciences–noted: "On October 25, 1990, as the vast USSR began to show cracks, Kazakhstan adopted a Declaration of State Sovereignty. The attainment of sovereignty accelerated the course of general democratic processes in Kazakhstan. On October 25, 2001, this date was added to the list of public holidays. However, it was subsequently removed from that list in 2009."

In 2022, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev restored the status of this holiday as a national holiday. Emphasizing that Republic Day should be observed specifically as a national holiday, the Head of State noted: "It is appropriate to make a number of changes to the list of national holidays and commemorative dates. I propose restoring the status of Republic Day as a national holiday. Thus, on October 25, we should annually celebrate the Day of Sovereignty – the country’s primary holiday. The Declaration on the State Sovereignty of Kazakhstan was adopted on October 25, 1990. This marked the country’s first step toward independence." The profound meaning and significance of these words from the Head of State were explained to the military personnel.

He concluded his remarks by stating, "As a result, October 25 th – Republic Day – was proclaimed a national holiday," and shared several other profound reflections. By the end of the event, the soldiers felt a renewed sense of love for their homeland and expressed a desire for similar lectures on leadership to be held in the future; the meeting concluded with a group photograph.