Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
Zelimkhan Abdulmuslimovich Yandarbiyev (Chechen: Яндарбин Абдулмуслиман-кIант Зелимхан, romanized: Yandarbin Abdulmusliman-khant Zelimxan; Russian: Зелимхан Абдулмуслимович Яндарбиев, also spelled Yandarbiev; 12 September 1952 – 13 February 2004) was a writer and politician from Chechnya, who served as acting president of the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria between 1996 and 1997. Yandarbiyev was deemed by UN a suspected associate of Al-Qaida extremist group, and is the first of Chechen leader to be named part of Al-Qaida terrorist network. In 2004, Yandarbiyev was assassinated while in exile in Qatar.
Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev | |
|---|---|
Яндарбин Зелимхан | |
Yandarbiyev in 2000 | |
| 2nd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | |
Acting | |
| In office 21 April 1996 – 12 February 1997 | |
| Vice President | Said-Khasanom Abumuslimov |
| Preceded by | Dzhokhar Dudayev |
| Succeeded by | Aslan Maskhadov |
| Prime Minister of Ichkeria | |
| In office 21 April 1996 – 16 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Dzhokhar Dudayev |
| Succeeded by | Aslan Maskhadov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1952 Vydrika, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan) |
| Died | 13 February 2004 (aged 51) Doha, Qatar |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | VDP, NCChP |
| Spouse | Malika Yandarbiyeva |
| Profession | Writer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria |
| Battles/wars | First Chechen War Second Chechen War |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.