President of Ichkeria

President of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Coat of arms
Residence	Presidential Palace, Grozny
Appointer	Direct election
Formation	9 November 1991
First holder	Dzhokhar Dudayev
Final holder	Doku Umarov
Abolished	31 October 2007
Succession	President of Chechen Republic, Emir of Caucasus Emirate
Deputy	Vice President of Ichkeria

This is a list of presidents of the unrecognised Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, a pro-independence movement that controlled most of Chechnya from 1991 to 2000 (see First Chechen War, Second Chechen War). Ichkeria's last presidential elections were held in January 1997.

Presidents of Ichkeria[]

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party
			Took office	Left office
1		Dzhokhar Dudayev (1944–1996)	9 November 1991	21 April 1996	Independent
2		Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev (1952–2004) acting	21 April 1996	12 February 1997	Vainakh Democratic Party
3		Aslan Maskhadov (1951–2005)	12 February 1997	February 2000	Party of National Independence

Presidents in exile[]

• Aslan Maskhadov (February 2000 — 8 March 2005)
• Abdul-Halim Sadulayev (8 March 2005 — 17 June 2006)
• Dokka Umarov (17 June 2006 — 31 October 2007)

Abolition of the presidency[]

On 31 October 2007, the separatist news agency Chechenpress reported that Dokka Umarov, the President of Ichkeria, had proclaimed the Caucasus Emirate and declared himself its Emir, thereby abolishing the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and its presidency.^[1]

Last election[]

See also[]

• Politics of Chechnya
• List of leaders of Communist Chechnya
• Head of the Chechen Republic - list of leaders of Chechnya since 2003.

References[]

Sources[]

• [1] World Statesmen.org