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Russia takes over chechnya
1858: After years and years of cruel violence between russia and chechnya, chechnya is finally conquered and ruled by russia also the defeat of Imam Shamil and his fighters. -
Chechnya is created
1922: Chechnya- Ingush autonomous region is created but it did not become apart of the ASSR (Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic) until about 1933 - 1934. -
Deportes Chechnya People to Asia
1944: Soviet dictator Josef Stalin deported the entire Chechnya and ingush population to Central Asia and Siberia, Josef Stalin Collaborated forces with nazi germany. -
The soviet union collapsed
The Soviet Union collapsed. Communist Leader is overthrown, Dudayev becomes president, and he makes Chechnya apart of the Soviets Union. -
Chechnya becomes a state
Chechnya eventually gained a constitution basically saying it is a independent state and most things they do (like activities and etc) have to have a religious or spiritual meaning/basis -
Russia stops chechnya independence movment
Russian troop went to Chechnya in order to stop the independence movement. 100,000 people were killed, mostly civilians, in a 20 month war that came after. -
This peace agrement didnt last long
Chechnya resistance leader is killed in a Russian missile attack, shortly after the Russian President (Boris Yeltsin) and the Chechen President (Zemlikhan Yandarbiyev ) sign a peace agreement. it did not last long because in august Chechen fighters made an attack on Grozny. Yeltsin's Security Council secretary, General Aleksandr and Chechen rebel chief of staff, have to sign a cease-fire agreement. -
kidnaps and killings
Valentin Vlasov, The Russian presidential representative in chechnya, was kidnapped and held for six months. Later that year four engineers were kidnapped and killed in Britain and New zealand for unknown reasons. -
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chechnyan rebels in Georgia
Georgia accuses russia of carrying out air raids close to Georgia's border with Chechnya. Moscow say georgia is a safe haven for Chechen rebel groups and goes for an international operation to get them out. -
Russia captures rebles
Russia capture rebel field commander in a Russian prison under what they say is “unclear circumstances”. -
Chechen field commander killded in accedental explosion
The chechen field commander (Shamil Basayev) is reported killed in an accidental explosion while him and 3 other men were loading explosives into a truck in Ingushetia.
