Independence Day is an important national holiday in Turkmenistan.
It is celebrated on October 27, on the anniversary of declaration of independence of Turkmenistan in 1991.
The process of dissolution of the USSR started in 1991.
Turkmenistan became one of the last Soviet countries to declare its independence, that occurred on October 27, when then Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic adopted law on its independence.
Celebration of Independence Day in Turkmenistan lasts for two days.
The main events are organizes on October 27, the next day is also a public holiday.
