President of Ichkeria

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This is a list of Presidents of the unrecognised Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, a separatist movement that controlled most of Chechnya from 1991 to 1999 (see First Chechen War, Second Chechen War). Ichkeria's last de facto Presidential elections were held in 1997.

# Name Took Office Left Office Party
1 Dzhokhar Dudaev November 9, 1991 April 21, 1996 no party
2 Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev April 21, 1996 February 12, 1997 no party
3 Aslan Maskhadov February, 1997 March 8, 2005 no party
4 Sheikh Abdul Halim March 8, 2005 June 17, 2006 no party
5 Doku Umarov June 17, 2006 present no party

Interesting note, there are no former Chechen Presidents still living. Three were assassinated in office, one after his term.


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