Akhmad Kadyrov

Kadyrov's assassination

On May 9, 2004, an explosion ripped through VIP seating at a "Dinamo" stadium during a mid-morning Victory Day parade in the capital Grozny, killing Kadyrov, two of his bodyguards, the Chairman of the Chechen State Council, a Reuters journalist, and others, as many as a dozen. 56 others were wounded, including General Valery Baranov, the commander of Russian forces in Chechnya. Early reports (New York Times) asserted that the bomb had been built into the concrete of a supporting column during recent repairs. In the immediate aftermath, Putin announced that Sergei B. Abramov, the Kremlin-appointed prime minister of Chechnya, would take on the position of acting president until elections could be scheduled.

Related Topics:
Victory Day - Grozny - Chechen State Council - Reuters - Valery Baranov - Sergei B. Abramov

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There were at least a dozen assassination attempts before this one.

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(Most known are on January 29, 2001 - September 7, 2001 - May 20, 2003.)

Related Topics:
January 29 - 2001 - September 7 - May 20 - 2003

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