National Unity Day 2025, 2026 and 2027 in Tajikistan

June 27 is National Unity Day in Tajikistan to commemorate the end of the five-year civil war that raged from 1992 till 1997.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2025	27 Jun	Fri	National Unity Day
2026	27 Jun	Sat	National Unity Day
	29 Jun	Mon	National Unity Day Holiday
2027	27 Jun	Sun	National Unity Day
	28 Jun	Mon	National Unity Day Holiday
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

After Tajikistan declared itself independent of the USSR in 1991, hopes were high that peace would accompany the nation’s newfound freedom. However, when Rahmon Nabiyev prevailed in the first presidential election, opposition to his policies began to grow.

After only the first few months of president Nabiyev’s term, anti-government demonstrations began to pop up. Soon, both sides began forming militias. By May of 1992, an all-out civil war had erupted.

Nabiyev was ousted by September of 1992, but that did not solve the conflict. The disagreements ran deeper than that, and foreign powers were interfering to keep the fighting going. Russia supported the pro-government side, while Afghan, Taliban, and Al Qaeda forces supported opposition groups.

On 27 June 1997, the war ended when a ceasefire was agreed to by both sides. Some say that as many as 100,000 died in the civil war and over a million people were driven from their homes.

On National Unity Day, the president of Tajikistan will typically give a speech promoting national unity. And there will also be official government ceremonies of a very solemn character held on this day.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	27 Jun	Thu	National Unity Day
2023	27 Jun	Tue	National Unity Day