Acting President Sadyr Japarov addressed Kyrgyzstanis on the occasion of the Days of History and Memory of Ancestors. Press service of the Executive Office of the President reported.
«Every year on November 7-8, our country celebrates the Days of History and Memory of Ancestors. Folk wisdom says: » The people who do not know their past have no future." Knowledge of history determines the present of the people and opens the way for them to the future. Recent scientific discoveries have proven that the history of the Kyrgyz spans over 3,000 years. The Kyrgyz are one of the ancient peoples of Central Asia and the Eurasian continent as a whole," the Acting President, Prime Minister said.
We are proud of our history. Having survived the fateful trials, our people were able to create their own independent statehood thanks to the foresight, heroism and wisdom of their ancestors.
Sadyr Japarov
«Creation and preservation of Kyrgyz statehood has been the main value of the Kyrgyz for over three millennia. The ideas of statehood, freedom, independence and love for the homeland became the basis of the Manas epic — the pinnacle of Kyrgyz spirituality. Kyrgyz statehood has gone through all the hardships, downs and ups. In the Middle Ages, our ancestors managed to create a Great Power in the center of the Eurasian continent. This fact indicates that the Kyrgyz have been a civilizing people since ancient times,» Sadyr Japarov stressed.
The heroic struggle against external and internal enemies allowed our people to take a worthy place in the history of the peoples of the world.
Sadyr Japarov
According to him, in the 20th century, the Kyrgyz people had to go through great trials. The tragic events of 1916, the political repressions of the 1930s led to heavy losses. At the same time, thanks to the tireless efforts and political will of the leaders of the country, they were able to create their own Soviet national statehood within the USSR.
«Over the years of independence, the Kyrgyz statehood has gone through difficult strength tests. For the third time, popular discontent ends with a change of government. Our history currently requires further in-depth research. Scientists-historians have a responsible historical mission. Future generations should receive reliable, scientifically based answers to questions such as: who have we been, who have we become, who will we become? Answers to these questions will contribute to the preservation of our national identity, to taking our rightful place in the future world order. Historical memory will save us from mankurtism,» he concluded.