National Unity Day in Tajikistan is celebrated every year to commemorate the signing of the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in 1997. This historic accord marked the official end of the Tajik civil war (1992 – 1997), one of the most painful and destructive conflicts in the country's history.

When is National Unity Day?

National Unity Day is observed annually on June 27.

The following is the list of National Unity Day from 2020 to 2049.

The History of National Unity Day?

After Tajikistan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the country quickly plunged into a civil war due to deep divisions among regional factions, political ideologies, ethnic and clan rivalries, and power struggles between former Soviet elites and newly emerging opposition groups.

The civil war began in May 1992 and lasted over five years, which caused the deaths of an estimated 20,000 to 100,000 people, and displaced over 1 million people, both internally and across borders.

Following years of violence and failed negotiations, president Emomali Rahmon and Sayid Abdulloh Nuri, the leader of the United Tajik Opposition (UTO), engaged in UN-sponsored peace talks. After extensive diplomatic efforts, the two sides signed the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord on June 27, 1997, in Moscow.

In 1998, the government declared June 27 a national public holiday named National Unity Day.