President of the Chechen Republic
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The 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 region.
, no younger than thirty years old, may be elected President. The presidential term is four years; one person cannot remain President for more than two terms in succession. The President is not allowed to be at the same time a deputy of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic, or deputy of a representative body of local self-government.
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 ....
, when the Russian federal government regained control over the region.
Eligibility
According to the article 66 of the Constitution of the Chechen Republic, a citizen of RussiaRussia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, no younger than thirty years old, may be elected President. The presidential term is four years; one person cannot remain President for more than two terms in succession. The President is not allowed to be at the same time a deputy of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic, or deputy of a representative body of local self-government.
Presidents of the Chechen Republic
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akhmad Kadyrov Akhmad Kadyrov Hajji Akhmad Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov , also spelled Akhmat, was the Chief Mufti of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in the 1990s during and after the First Chechen War... |
5 October 2003 | 9 May 2004 (murdered) |
(None) |
| Sergey Abramov (acting) |
9 May 2004 | 30 August 2004 | (None) | |
| 2 | Alu Alkhanov Alu Alkhanov Alu Dadashevich Alkhanov is a Russian politician, the former president of Russia's Chechen Republic.Alkhanov is a career police officer who fought within the ranks of the Russian army during the First Chechen War. He was elected president on August 30, 2004, under controversial circumstances... |
30 August 2004 | 15 February 2007 (rejected) |
(None) |
| 3 | Ramzan Kadyrov Ramzan Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov is the President of Chechnya and a former Chechen rebel.Ramzan is a son of former Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov, assassinated in May 2004. In February 2007 Kadyrov replaced Alu Alkhanov as President, shortly after he had turned 30, which is the minimum age for the post... |
15 February 2007 | Incumbent | United Russia United Russia United Russia is a centrist political party in Russia and the largest party in the country, currently holding 315 of the 450 seats in the State Duma. The party was founded in December 2001, through a merger of the Unity and Fatherland-All Russia parties... |
See also
- President of IchkeriaPresident of IchkeriaThis is a list of Presidents of the unrecognised Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, a pro-independence movement that controlled most of Chechnya from 1991 to 1999...
- list of presidents of the Chechen Republic of IchkeriaChechen Republic of IchkeriaThe 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 movement with de-facto control of the region in 1991–1999.