The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (/ɪtʃˈkɛriə/itch-KERR-ee-ə; Chechen: Нохчийн Республик Ичкери, romanized: Nóxçiyn Respublik Içkeri; Russian: Чеченская Республика Ичкерия, romanized: Chechenskaya Respublika Ichkeriya; abbreviated as "CHRI" or "CRI"), known simply as Ichkeria, and also known as Chechnya, was a de facto state that controlled most of the former Checheno-Ingush ASSR.
The First Chechen War of 1994–1996 resulted in the victory of the separatist forces.[4] After achieving de facto independence from Russia in 1996,[5][6] kidnappings and violence between gangs plagued the region, which the government was unable to control.[7][8] In November 1997, Chechnya was proclaimed an Islamic republic.[9][10] The Second Chechen War began in August 1999, with Ichkeria falling and subsequently being forcibly subsumed back under the control of the Russian central government in 2000. An insurgency followed soon thereafter, officially ending in April 2009 after several years of conflict.[11] Since 2000, the Ichkerian government has continued its activities in exile.
In September–October 1991, Dudayev's supporters seized power in Chechnya in the Chechen Revolution. Dudayev was subsequently elected as Chechnya's President and in this new position, he proclaimed Chechnya's independence from Russia. The move was welcomed by Georgia's President Zviad Gamsakhurdia. Gamsakhurdia was one of the first to congratulate Dudayev with victory and attended his inauguration as president in Grozny.[12] While Chechnya did not receive backing from the international community, it received support and attention from Georgia, which became its only gateway to the outside world that was not controlled by Moscow.
Close ties between Gamsakhurdia and Dudayev led to Russian officials, including Alexander Rutskoy, accusing Georgia of "fomenting unrest in the [Chechen autonomous] republic".[13]
In October 2022, the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada voted to recognize the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as "temporarily occupied" by Russia.[14][15]
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^E. Cornell, Svante; Frederick Starr, Stephen (28 January 2015). The Guns of August 2008 Russia's War in Georgia. Taylor & Francis. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-317-45653-7.
^Dunlop, John (1998). Russia Confronts Chechnya: Roots of a Separatist Conflict. Cambridge University Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-521-63619-3.
^"Ukraine recognizes the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria resurrected in Ukraine by the Government in exile". news.yahoo.com. 18 October 2022.
^"Ukraine lawmakers brand Chechnya 'Russian-occupied' in dig at Kremlin". Reuters. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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