President of Ichkeria
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President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
s of the unrecognised Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria is the unrecognized secessionist government of Chechnya. The republic was proclaimed in late 1991 by Dzokhar Dudayev, and fought two devastating wars between separatists and the Russian Federation which denounced secession...
, a pro-independence movement that controlled most of Chechnya
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
from 1991 to 1999 (see First Chechen War
First Chechen War
The First Chechen War, also known as the War in Chechnya, was a conflict between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, fought from December 1994 to August 1996...
, Second Chechen War
Second Chechen War
The Second Chechen War, in a later phase better known as the War in the North Caucasus, was launched by the Russian Federation starting 26 August 1999, in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade ....
). Ichkeria's last Presidential elections were held in January 1997.
Presidents of Ichkeria
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dzhokhar Dudayev | November 9, 1991 | April 21, 1996 (murdered) |
All-National Congress of the Chechen People All-National Congress of the Chechen People The All-National Congress of the Chechen People of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria came to power on 1 November 1991 under president Dzhokhar Dudayev, a former commander of the Soviet air force base in Tartu, Estonia. Since its formation, the organization advocated sovereignty for Chechnya as a... |
| 2 | Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev Zelimkhan Abdumuslimovich Yandarbiyev was a Chechen writer and a politician, who served as acting president of the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria between 1996 and 1997... (acting) |
April 21, 1996 | February 12, 1997 | Vainakh Democratic Party |
| 3 | 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... |
February 12, 1997 | March 8, 2005 (murdered) |
Vainakh Democratic Party |
| 4 | Abdul-Halim Sadulayev | March 8, 2005 | June 17, 2006 (murdered) |
(None) |
| 5 | Dokka Umarov | June 17, 2006 | October 31, 2007 | (None) |
On October 31, 2007, the separatist news agency Chechenpress
Chechenpress
State Information Agency Chechenpress is the news agency of the Chechen separatists who proclaim themselves to be the representatives of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria...
reported that Dokka Umarov, the President of Ichkeria, had proclaimed the Caucasus Emirate
Caucasus Emirate
The Caucasus Emirate also known as the Caucasian Emirate is a self-proclaimed virtual state entity, partially successor to the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and was officially announced on October 31, 2007 by former President of Ichkeria Dokka Umarov, who became the first Emir...
and declared himself its Emir
Emir
Emir , meaning "commander", "general", or "prince"; also transliterated as Amir, Aamir or Ameer) is a title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world...
, thereby abolishing the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria is the unrecognized secessionist government of Chechnya. The republic was proclaimed in late 1991 by Dzokhar Dudayev, and fought two devastating wars between separatists and the Russian Federation which denounced secession...
and its presidency.
See also
- President of the Chechen RepublicPresident of the Chechen RepublicThe President of the Chechen Republic, known commonly as the President of Chechnya, is the highest office within the Government of Chechnya. The office was instituted in 2003 during the course of the Second Chechen War, when the Russian federal government regained control over the...
- list of presidents of the Chechen Republic since 2003.