18DEC2017 - Holiday Today - Qatar, Kazakhstan

Qatar - National Day 
National Day in Qatar, also known as Founder's Day, is celebrated on December 18. This public holiday marks the day Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani took power as emir of the Qatari Peninsula. This day is considered to be the day of the inception of the modern State of Qatar.
Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani became the emir of the Qatari Peninsula on December 18, 1878, following the death of his father Mohammed bin Thani. He unified all the local tribes and earned autonomy for the Qatari Peninsula, which was recognized by both the Ottoman Empire and the United Kingdom. Sheikh Jassim is considered to be the founder of modern Qatar.

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Kazakhstan - Independence Day
This day is the National Holiday of Kazakhstan and is celebrated annually on 16 December. If 16 December falls on a weekend, the following Monday will be a holiday.
The holiday marks the independence of Kazakhstan on 16 December 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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