Akhmed Avtorkhanov was a former head of security for Ichkeria

Ichkeria

Ichkeria can refer to:* Ichkeria , the historical Turkic name for a region more or less coinciding with the Republic of Chechnya* Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, the secessionist government of Chechnya...

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President

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 Aslan Maskhadov

Aslan Maskhadov

Aslan Aliyevich Maskhadov was a leader of the Chechen separatist movement and the third President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.He was credited by many with the Chechen victory in the First Chechen War, which allowed for the...

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Officially the Russian state suggested he was killed by Shamil Basaev in a dispute over money or due to ideology as he opposed the miltant Islam of Basayev and his followers, while the Chechen insurgents claim he was killed by the Russians.

President Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

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 called Avtorkhanov's death "a turning point", since according to him Avtorkhanov was the last nationalist leader, and the remaining leaders of the Chechen resistance are radical Islamists who will not receive as much support among the local people.

His younger brother Zaurbek is involved with the Caucasian Emirate as a field commander.