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Kazakhstan observances

3 source-backed records whose verified scope explicitly identifies Kazakhstan. This is an observance index, not a public-holiday calendar.

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Day of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

1 December · Kazakhstan / official commemorative holiday date; no longer a non-working national/state public holiday under the current holidays law

Kazakhstan’s 2011 law created December 1 First President’s Day as a state holiday; 2022 legal changes removed it from the non-working holiday law and Government Resolution No. 956 retained…

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Independence Day of Kazakhstan

16 December annually · Kazakhstan / state holiday

Kazakhstan’s official government portal states that Independence Day is celebrated annually on 16 December and the 2026 holiday schedule lists Kazakhstan Independence Day on 16 December.

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National Dombra Day

First Sunday of July annually; 5 July in 2026 · Kazakhstan / national cultural observance

Kazakhstan government material states that National Dombra Day was established in 2018 and is celebrated on the first Sunday of July.