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Tajikistan begins preparations for 30th anniversary of independence

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DUSHANBE -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon Tuesday (December 19) ordered the establishment of a committee to organise the upcoming celebration of the 30th anniversary of Tajikistan's independence from the Soviet Union, news.tj reported Wednesday (December 20).

That anniversary is coming in 2021.

The committee will be set up within two months, according to the decree posted on Rahmon's website.

Tajikistan declared independence from the Soviet Union September 9, 1991.

That date has since been a national holiday. The capital usually hosts the main celebration. Festivities nationwide include flag raisings, concerts, other performances and fireworks.

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