Zelimkhan Akhmadov
Zelimkhan Akhmadov | |
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| Nickname(s) | Zema (Russian: Зёма[1]) |
| Born | 1975 Taldıqorğan, KSSR, USSR |
| Died | 2002 (aged 26–27) Grozny, Chechnya |
| Allegiance | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria |
| Service/ | Chechen National Guard |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | Grozny front |
| Battles/wars | First Chechen War Second Chechen War |
| Awards | Qoman Siy |
| Relations | Brother, Ramzan Akhmadov |
Zelimkhan Akhmadov (Chechen: Ахьмадан Ӏаданани КӀант Зеламха (1975 – 2002) – was a Chechen general and commander of the Grozny front during the second Chechen war.[2]
Biography[]
Zelimkhan Akhmadov was born in 1975 in Taldy-Kurgan region of Kazakhstan in a family of deported Chechens.
In 1990, his family returned to Chechnya and settled in the city of Urus-Martan.
In 1994, when the first Chechen war began, Zelimkhan joined the Chechen fighters and fought in the mountains of Urus-Martan district.
After the end of the First Chechen war Zelimkhan and his brothers took control of the city of Urus-Martan.
In the second Chechen war, after the death of his brother Ramzan, he led the Grozny front, where he conducted military operations against Russian troops and their allies.
Died in 2002.[3]
References[]
- ^ В Чечне обнаружен труп главаря одной из банд боевиков Зелимхана Ахмадова, 1975 года рождения (кличка «Зема»). // «Echo of Moscow», от 16:13, 20 сентября 2002
- ^ Николай Гродненский. история вооруженного конфликта в Чечне.. — С. 527. — ISBN 978-985-513-326-2
- ^ Кто такие братья Ахмадовы // «Коммерсантъ», №190 от 11.10.2011.
External links[]
- Погиб главарь чеченских боевиков Зелимхан Ахмадов // «Ria-Novosti», No.190 от 20 сентября 2002, 15:52
- Chechen people
- Chechen warlords
- People of the Chechen wars
- People from Taldykorgan
- 1975 births
- 2002 deaths
- Gendargenoy