All-National Congress of the Chechen People

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All-National Congress of the Chechen People
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The All-National Congress of the Chechen People (NCChP) of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria came to power on 1 November 1991 under president Dzhokhar Dudayev, a former commander of the Soviet air force base in Tartu, Estonia. Since its formation, the organization advocated sovereignty for Chechnya as a separate republic within the Soviet Union. During the period of Soviet breakup, it switched this to explicit support for the separation of "Ichkeria" from Russia.[1]

On 7 September 1991, the NCChP National Guard seized government buildings and the radio and television center. They stormed a session of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR Supreme Soviet, which caused the death of the Soviet Communist Party chief for Grozny, , who was either thrown out of a window or fell trying to escape, and effectively dissolved the government of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR.[2][3] Between 1991 and 2000 Chechnya was de facto an independent state.

Independence of the Chechen Republic[]

On November 1, 1991, Head of the All-National Congress of the Chechen People, Dzokhar Dudayev issued a decree of sovereignty of the Chechen Republic.[1] Prior to the inauguration of the decree was an independence referendum held on October 27, 1991, with a large majority (72%) of the populace voting and a majority approval (over 90% of voters, meaning at least about 64% of the populace approved independence).[4][5] Although there were claims about the election that it was unfair or flawed. John B. Dunlop stated that there probably were some flaws in the election, he cites the observer, anthropologist Arutyunov (who stated that roughly 60-70% of the population of Chechnya supported independence at the time) it could nonetheless "be regarded as an expression of Chechen popular will".[6] Ruslan Khasbulatov claimed that the elections were un-democratic (despite the fact that he organized them, apparently).[7]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b Galina M. Yemelianova (December 16, 2009). Radical Islam in the Former Soviet Union. Taylor & Francis. p. 63. ISBN 9781135182861. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ Matthew Evangelista (May 13, 2004). The Chechen Wars Will Russia Go the Way of the Soviet Union?. Brookings Institution Press. p. 18. ISBN 9780815724971. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ^ Tracey C. German (February 6, 2003). Russia's Chechen War. Taylor & Francis. p. 176. ISBN 9781134432493. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. ^ Diane Curran; Fiona Hill; Elena Kostritsyna (1997). The Search for Peace in Chechnya A Sourcebook, 1994-1996. Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Strengthening Democratic Institutions Project. p. Chronology section. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ^ John B. Dunlop (September 28, 1998). Russia Confronts Chechnya Roots of a Separatist Conflict. Cambridge University Press. p. 114. ISBN 9780521636193. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. ^ John B. Dunlop (September 28, 1998). Russia Confronts Chechnya Roots of a Separatist Conflict. Cambridge University Press. p. 114-115. ISBN 9780521636193. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  7. ^ Tony Wood (March 17, 2007). Chechnya The Case for Independence. Verso Books. p. 51. ISBN 9781844671144. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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