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Getting back Grozny
Russian troops captured Groznyy, the capital of Chechnya, in February 2000. Russian attacks in the 1990's and early 2000's turned much of the capital city into rubble. -
Chechnya independence
Chechnya began a drive for independence from Russia, a goal it has pursued for centuries -
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Wars
The chechnyans go to many wars and battles. -
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Battle of Grozny
Russia sent troops to crush the independence movement. Thousands of civilians were killed, and bombs destroyed much of Groznyy -
Hostagge crisis
Chechen terrorists took about 850 hostages and bombed Russian civilians -
New constitution
Voters in Chechnya approved a new constitution that affirmed the region's ties to Russia. -
Division of rebel movement
The president of Chechnya was to divide the rebel movement people who didn’t after bribe, persuaded, etc. were killed -
Russia ends anti-terrorist program
The Russian government ended its antiterrorist operations in Chechnya, claiming to have stabilized the situation. However, some critics accused Kadyrov of using terrorist tactics to silence his opponents.
