Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the 5 October, the day of the foundation of the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat ("People's Security Armed Forces"), the predecessor of the TNI, in 1945, itself a replacement for the "Badan Keamanan Rakyat" ("People's Security Corps") established on 29 August on the same year. Military parades are held nationwide in major cities and provincial capitals in honor of the TNI's serving men and women and military veterans. Rouz-e Artesh (English: "Army Day") is celebrated on 18 April, the establishment day of the army. Iraqi Armed Forces Day is celebrated on 6 January, and marks the anniversary of the
Artsakh Defense Army Liberation Day Parades anniversary of the Great Patriotic War, which was celebrated with military parades in all former Soviet republics (excluding the Baltic states). Over the years the parade was fitted to resemble the quinquennial Independence Day parade in Yerevan, Armenia. Artsakh Defense Army Liberation Day Parades The Liberation Day Parade of the Artsakh Defense Army is an annual military parade in the Republic of Artsakh that marks the Liberation of Shushi, the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, and the founding of the Artsakh Defense Army. The parade normally takes place every 5 years on May 9 on Renaissance Square and it