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 1999 (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
_ Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
(1952–2004)
acting		 21 April 1996 12 February 1997 Vainakh Democratic Party
3 Aslan Maskhadov
(1951–2005)		 12 February 1997 8 March 2005 Party of National Independence
4 Abdul-Halim Sadulayev
(1956–2006)		 8 March 2005 17 June 2006 Independent
5 Dokka Umarov
(1964–2013)		 17 June 2006 31 October 2007 Independent

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

Candidate Votes %
Aslan Maskhadov64.8
Shamil Basayev22.7
Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev12.5
Others
Total100
Source: ISSI

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official Release of the Statement by Amir Dokka Umarov about the Declaration of the Caucasus Emirate Archived 2009-05-24 at the Wayback Machine.

Sources

  • World Statesmen.org
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