Aslan Maskhadov

Aslan Aliyevich Maskhadov (Russian: ????? ??????? ????????) (September 21, 1951 ? March 8, 2005) was a leader of the separatist movement in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya. He was credited by many with the Chechen victory in the First Chechen War, which allowed for the de facto establishment of an independent Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Maskhadov became President of the nation in January of 1997 with heavy backup from Moscow. Following the start of the Second Chechen War, he returned to leading the guerrilla movement against the Russian army. He was reported killed in a village in northern Chechnya in March 2005.

External links

Biographies:

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:* Biography on the site of the ChRI Ministry for Foreign Affairs

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:* Biography on the Chechen.org site (in Russian)

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Pictures:

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:* Maskhadov together with the top-terrorist Shamil Basayev in front of a laptop, January 2005

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Reports on his death:

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:* New York Times: Russian Forces, in Raid, Kill Leader of Chechnya Separatists

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:* RFE/RL: Reports Say Chechen Leader Maskhadov Killed

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:* Christian Science Monitor: Killing of Chechen leader may empower hard-liners

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:* The Guardian: Chechnya loses its Yasser Arafat

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:* CNN: Maskhadov: Chechnya's defiant ex-leader

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:* BBC News: Chechen leader Maskhadov 'killed'

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:* NTV: ????????? ???????? ???????? ? ??????? (????) (in Russian)

Related Topics:
NTV - Russian

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:* Reuters: Maskhadov's Son Vows to Continue Dad's Chechen Work

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:* Kommersant: Aslan Maskhadov Killed (includes timeline of attempts on Maskhadov's life)

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:* BBC News: Russians 'paid Maskhadov bounty'

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Interviews:

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:* The last interview Maskhadov gave before his death to RFE/RL

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:* Controversial interview Maskhadov gave to Boris Berezovsky's Kommersant newspaper

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Obituaries:

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:* Obituary from the BBC

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:* Obituary from The Telegraph

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:* Obituary from The Guardian

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:* Obituary from The Economist

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:* Editorial from the Washington Post

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News:

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:* Dayly News about Chechenia

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:* Kaukasian News from Turkey

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:* Sacharows Human Rights Organisation Memorial

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:* Background Informations from Chechenia

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:* Russian Newspager

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:* Russian Newspaper

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:* Human Rights Watch

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:* Amnesty Internationa

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:* News from Russia

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