Aslan Maskhadov
Aslan (Khalid) Aliyevich Maskhadov (Russian: Асла́н (Хали́д) Али́евич Масха́дов; Chechen: Масхадан Али-воӀ Аслан (Халид), romanized: Masxadan Ali-voj Aslan (Xalid); 21 September 1951 – 8 March 2005) was a Soviet and Chechen politician and military commander who served as the third president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Aslan Maskhadov | |
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Масхадан Аслан | |
Maskhadov in 1999 | |
| 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | |
| In office 12 February 1997 – 1 May 2000 | |
| Vice President | Vakha Arsanov Abdul-Halim Sadulayev |
| Preceded by | Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul-Halim Sadulayev (acting) |
| Prime Minister of Ichkeria | |
| In office 16 October 1996 – 1 January 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev |
| Succeeded by | Ruslan Gelayev |
| In office February 1997 – 1 January 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Ruslan Gelayev |
| Succeeded by | Shamil Basayev |
| In office 3 July 1998 – February 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Shamil Basayev |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aslan Aliyevich Maskhadov 21 September 1951 Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 8 March 2005 (aged 53) Tolstoy-Yurt, Chechnya, Russia |
| Political party | Party of National Independence |
| Spouse | Kusama Maskhadova |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Officer (armed forces) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria |
| Branch/service | Armed Forces of Ichkeria |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | First Chechen War Second Chechen War |
He was credited by many with the Chechen victory in the First Chechen War, which allowed for the establishment of the de facto independent Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Maskhadov was elected President of Chechnya in January 1997. Following the start of the Second Chechen War in August 1999, he returned to leading the guerrilla resistance against the Russian army. De facto Ichkeria ceased to exist at the beginning of 2000. Until his death, Maskhadov was President in exile. He was killed in Tolstoy-Yurt, a village in northern Chechnya, in March 2005.