DUSHANBE, April 15, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan has got a new holiday as lawmakers in Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have endorsed amendments proposed to the country’s law on holidays.
A regular sitting of the second session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon of the fifth convocation, presided over by its head, Shukurjon Zuhurov, was held on April 15.
Speaking at the session, Shukurjon Zuhurov noted that November 16 now will be marked as President’s Day in Tajikistan.
According to him, November 16 was chosen to be celebrated as President’s Day because the Constitution of Tajikistan was adopted on November 6, 1994 and presidential elections were held in the country on the same day, and President Rahmon President was officially sworn in for the first term on November 16, 1994.
“Similar holiday is celebrated in many countries,” the parliament speaker said.
We will recall that there were two candidate dates for President’s Day: November 16 and October 5, which is Rahmon’s birthday.
We will recall that a law to endow incumbent President Emomali Rahmon with the “Leader of the Nation” title was adopted at the end of 2015.
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service
reported that a publishing house in Dushanbe had issued an anthology titled “Emomali Rahmon in Literature.” The collection includes 2,256 pieces of writing dating back to 1994, between prose and poetry, telling of Rahmon’s achievements. The anthology was compiled by the deputy director of the national library, Sharif Komilzoda, who said the book was needed to provide inspiration. Komilzoda said the writings would serve an educational purpose and enable a growing generation to better understand itself.
