▁independence . ▁The ▁troops ▁march ed ▁in ▁new ▁uniform s ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁- ▁It ▁celebrated ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁independence . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁Turk men istan ▁G urb ang uly ▁B erd im uh amed ow . ▁The ▁para de ▁featured ▁a ▁column ▁of ▁officers ▁selected ▁for ▁their ▁mer it ▁and ▁a ▁motor ▁rif le ▁batt alion ▁that ▁excel led ▁at ▁the ▁G alk an - 2 0 0 7 ▁tact ical ▁exercise . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁para de ▁of ▁cad ets ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Academy ▁of ▁Turk men istan . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁- ▁It ▁celebrated ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁independence . ▁It ▁also ▁paid ▁hom age ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁Patri otic ▁War , ▁with ▁a ▁r ider ▁in ▁military ▁uniform ▁r iding ▁on ▁the ▁Ak hal - Te ke ▁horse ▁that ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁horse ▁used ▁by ▁Marsh al ▁Georg y ▁Zh uk ov ▁during ▁a ▁para de ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁square . ▁The ▁horse ▁had ▁led ▁the ▁Honor ▁Guard ▁Battalion ▁on ▁Red ▁Square ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Moscow ▁Vict ory ▁Day ▁Par ade ▁earlier ▁that ▁May . ▁A ▁civil ▁defense ▁cont ing ent ▁march ed ▁on ▁the ▁square ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁▁ 2