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A Defender of the Fatherland Day parade in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 2018. In Kyrgyzstan, Defender of the Fatherland Day is a non-working holiday. In Bishkek, there is a military parade of the Bishkek Garrison. [5] [6] The holiday was first introduced in the country by the Government of Kyrgyzstan on 20 January 2003. [7]
The holiday is perceived to be the Turkmen analogue to the Defender of the Fatherland Day in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States celebrated traditionally on 23 February. It was previously celebrated as Army Day until President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow changed its name in 2009. [2] [3] [4]
The holiday replaced the former 23 February's holiday called "Defender of the Fatherland Day", which had its origin in the Soviet Union. [15] As the Ukrainian SSR, Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union from 1922 until Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union on 24 August 1991. [16]
It said the ceremony had taken place at a Defence Ministry memorial complex called the Pantheon of the Defenders of the Fatherland. ... snow could snarl holiday trips for millions as record-settin
It said the ceremony had taken place at a Defence Ministry memorial complex called the Pantheon of the Defenders of the Fatherland. People leave the site of a Russian missile strike in central ...
The Defender of the Fatherland Day (День защитника Отечествa, Den zashchitnika Otechestva) is celebrated on 23 February and is dedicated to veterans and service personnel of the Russian Armed Forces, though it is often colloquially known as Men's Day (День Мужчин, Den' Muzhchin) and commonly treated as a ...
Armed Forces Day (Tajik: Рӯзи Қувваҳои Мусаллаҳ; Russian: День Вооружённых сил) also known as Tajik National Army Day (Tajik: Рӯзи Артиши Миллӣ Тоҷик) or Defender of the Fatherland Day (Tajik: Рӯзи Дорандаи Ватан) is a national holiday celebrated annually on 23 February, commemorating the founding of the Armed Forces of ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in an event on Feb. 23, Defender of the Fatherland Day. (Alexei Nikolsky/Tass via Getty Images) (Alexei Nikolsky/TASS)