Independence Day (Tajikistan) the country. In Dushanbe, started the rally of supporters of opposition parties, where they are required to convene an extraordinary session of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Tajikistan, the declaration of independence and the resignation of management of the Tajik SSR, suspension Communist party activity. Extraordinary session of the Supreme Soviet of the Tajik SSR was convened. On September 9, 1991 at the session Shuro Oli (Supreme Council) a Resolution and Declaration "On State Independence of the Republic of Tajikistan" was adopted. According to the law "On the feast days", September 9 which is officially known as "Day
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Lithuanian SSR declared state sovereignty within its borders during perestroika. On 11 March 1990, the Republic of Lithuania was declared to be re-established as an independent state and the declaration (while considered illegal by the Soviet authorities) was recognized by Western powers immediately prior to the breakup of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union itself recognized Lithuanian independence on 6 September 1991. On 23 August 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and its secret protocols. These documents allowed the two states to divide Europe into spheres of influence. After originally falling into Germany's sphere of influence,