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Declaration of State Sovereignty of Bashkortostan

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Created
  
October 11, 1990

Ratified
  
October 11, 1990

Location
  
Russian SFSR, Bashkir ASSR, Ufa

Purpose
  
Declaration of sovereignty

Declaration of State Sovereignty of Bashkortostan - document proclaiming the basic principles of socio-political and state Bashkir SSR - Republic of Bashkortostan. The Declaration was adopted October 11, 1990 at the III session of the Supreme Soviet of the Bashkir ASSR.

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History of the declaration

June 12, 1990 Congress of People's Deputies of the RSFSR adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. This Declaration, as well as laws of the USSR "On the division of powers between the USSR and the subjects of the Federation", "On the basis of economic relations of the USSR and the Union and autonomous republics" were the legal basis for the development and adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Bashkir Republic.

With the launch of the Supreme Council BASSR, which started the drafting of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Bashkir SSR in the country, a discussion about the place of Bashkortostan in the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation. During the development of the Declaration were designated two centers - in the Supreme Soviet Bashkir ASSR Council of Ministers and the Bashkir ASSR. At the end of July 1990 were developed two draft Declaration that August 2, 1990 were sent to USSR People's Deputies of the RSFSR and BASSR for study and their proposals.

August 10, 1990, several projects have been published on the Declaration pages national newspapers for public discussion, among which was a draft prepared by scholars L.Sh. Gumerova 3. I. Enikeew, A. N. Timonin and F. 3. Yusupov.

October 11, 1990 at the III session of the Supreme Soviet of the Bashkir ASSR held adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Republic.

The state holiday

October 11 is celebrated in Bashkortostan Republic Day national holiday - the Day of the Declaration on State Sovereignty of the Republic. Holiday enacted by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Bashkortostan, of February 27, 1992. Along with other national holidays like Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and the Day of the Constitution of Bashkortostan, the Republic Day is a non-working holiday.

References

Declaration of State Sovereignty of Bashkortostan Wikipedia