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Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the North Caucasus saw renewed uprisings, particularly in Chechnya. The First Chechen War (1994–1996) [64] and Second Chechen War (1999–2000) [65] resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and widespread destruction, especially in Chechen cities like Grozny. [66]
The Second Chechen War (Russian: Втора́я чече́нская война́, [e] Chechen: ШолгIа оьрсийн-нохчийн тӀом, lit. 'Second Russian-Chechen War' [ 35 ] ) took place in Chechnya and the border regions of the North Caucasus between the Russian Federation and the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria , from ...
First Chechen War Russia Chechen Republic of Ichkeria: 11 December 1994: 31 August 1996: Russian troops invaded after Chechnya declared independence, but withdrew in 1996 leading to a de facto Chechen independence. 46,500 killed [13] War in Dagestan (1999) Russia: Islamic Djamaat of Dagestan: 7 August 1999: 14 September 1999
One historian named it "the central defining event in modern Chechen and Ingush history". [60] It also played a role in the Chechen and Ingush mistrust at the Kremlin and a partial motivation for the subsequent declaration of independence in 1991 and the First and Second Chechen War in the 1990s and 2000s. [120]
Situation in Chechnya in the period between the end of the First Chechen War and the beginning of the Second Chechen War: In red the territory under the control of the Russian Federation in green the territory under the control of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and in grey the areas under the control of the islamists [citation needed].
During the First Chechen War, the Chechen economy fell apart. [116] In 1994, the separatists planned to introduce a new currency, but the change did not occur due to the re-taking of Chechnya by Russian troops in the Second Chechen War. [116] The economic situation in Chechnya has improved considerably since 2000.
• The Karachay Battalion played a direct role in combat during the Second Chechen War (1999-2009), launching attacks on Russian troops and government installations. Their operations in Chechnya were part of a larger effort to destabilize the region and push for the establishment of an Islamic state under Sharia law. 2. 1999 Russian Apartment ...
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