October 25 - Republic Day of Kazakhstan 36 years ago, the most important step towards the country's independence was taken. On October 25, 1990, the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty. The document anchored the principles of territorial integrity, the supremacy of republican legislation, independence in economic policy and the right to one's own international relations. How was the statehood of modern Kazakhstan formed? Let's remember the key dates. 1990 - Adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Kazakh SSR. 1991 - Closure of the nuclear test site in Semipalatinsk. December 16 - Declaration of state independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 1992 - The entry of Kazakhstan into the United Nations, the creation of the national armed forces, approval of state symbols. 1993 - Adoption of the first constitution of independent Kazakhstan and the introduction of the national currency - Tenga. 1995 - Adoption of a new constitution in a republican referendum. Establishment of the People's Assembly of Kazakhstan. 1997 - Transfer of the capital from Almaty to Akmola. 2010 - Kazakhstan's first chairmanship of the OSCE and holding the organization's Astana summit. 2015 - The Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union enters into force with the participation of Kazakhstan. 2017 - Election of Kazakhstan as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the years 2017-2018. Holding the international exhibition Expo-2017. 2019 - the first transfer of presidential powers in the history of independent Kazakhstan. 2022 - Constitutional reform following the results of the republican referendum. Returning Republic Day to the status of a national holiday. Sovereignty is not only a historical date, but also an ongoing process of nation building. Over the past few decades, Kazakhstan has established its own political institutions, economic system, diplomatic service and has taken an independent place in international relations.