Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic

**The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic** (Kirghiz SSR; Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Советтик Социалисттик Республикасы, romanized: Kyrgyz Sovettik Sotsialisttik Respublikasy; Russian: Киргизская Советская Социалистическая Республика, romanized: Kirgizskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika), also commonly known as the Kyrgyzstan and Soviet Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан, Советтик Кыргызстан, romanized: Kyrgyzstan, Sovettik Kyrgyzstan) in the Kyrgyz language and as Kirghizia and Soviet Kirghizia (Russian: Киргизия, Советская Киргизия, romanized: Kirgiziya, Sovetskaya Kirgiziya) in the Russian language, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1936 to 1991.

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## Infobox (former country)

- **common name**: Kyrgyz SSR
- **conventional long name**: Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Socialist Republic of Kyrgyzstan
Republic of Kyrgyzstan

- **event pre**: Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (1926–36), Kirghiz ASSR formed
- **date pre**: 11 February 1926
- **year start**: 1936
- **event start**: Elevation to a Union Republic
- **date start**: 5 December
- **event1**: Osh riots (1990), Osh riots
- **date event1**: June 1990
- **event2**: Sovereignty declared
- **date event2**: 30 December 1990
- **event3**: Independence declared
- **date event3**: 31 August 1991
- **date end**: 26 December
- **event end**: Independence recognized
- **year end**: 1991
- **p1**: Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (1926–36)Kirghiz ASSR
- **flag p1**: Flag of Russia (1918–1920).svg
- **s1**: Kyrgyzstan
- **flag s1**: Flag of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic (reverse).png
- **status**: Republics of the Soviet Union, Soviet Socialist Republic
- **image flag**: Flag of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic.png
- **flag type**: Flag of the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic, Flag (1952–1991)
- **image coat**: COA Kyrghyz SSR.png
- **symbol type**: Emblem of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, State emblem
(1956–1991)
- **national motto**: Бардык өлкөлөрдүн пролетарлары, бириккиле! (Kyrgyz language, Kyrgyz)
Workers of the world, unite!, Bardyq ölkölördün proletarlary, birikkile! (transliteration)
"Workers of all nations, unite!"
- **religion**: State atheism
- **image map**: Kirghiz SSR in the Soviet Union.svg
- **image map caption**: Location of Kirghizia (red) within the Soviet Union
- **national anthem**: Anthem of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, Кыргыз Советтик Социалисттик Республикасы Мамлекеттик Гимни
_Qırğız Sovettik Sotsialisttik Respublikasy Mamlekettik Gimni_
"Anthem of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic"
(1946–1991)

- **government type**: Marxism–Leninism, Marxist-Leninist one-party state, single-party Soviet republic (system of government), soviet republic (1936–1990)
Unitary state, Unitary presidential system, presidential republic (1990–1991)
- **legislature**: Supreme Soviet of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, Supreme Soviet
- **capital**: Bishkek, Frunze
- **demonym**: Kyrgyz people, Kirghiz
Soviet people, Soviet
- **common languages**: **Official languages:**
Kyrgyz language, KirghizRussian language, Russian
**Minority languages:**
Uzbek language, Uzbek
- **title leader**: Leadership of Communist Kyrgyzstan, First Secretary
- **leader1**: Moris Belotsky
- **year leader1**: 1936–1937 (first)
- **leader2**: Absamat Masaliyev
- **year leader2**: 1985–1990 (last)
- **title representative**: President of Kyrgyzstan, Head of state
- **representative1**: Abdukadyr Urazbekov
- **representative2**: Askar Akayev
- **year representative1**: 1936–1937 (first)
- **year representative2**: 1990–1991 (last)
- **title deputy**: Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Head of government
- **deputy1**: Bayaly Isakeyev
- **year deputy1**: 1936–1937 (first)
- **deputy2**: Andrei Iordan
- **year deputy2**: 1991 (last)
- **calling code**: 7 319/331/332/334/335
- **currency**: Soviet ruble (руб) (SUR)
- **today**: Kyrgyzstan
- **hdi**: 0.640
- **hdi year**: 1990