Interfax: Chechen Parliament Approves Kadyrov As President
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posted by FerrasB on March, 2007 as CHECHNYA
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/2/2007 4:41 AM
Mar 2 2007 2:16PM
Chechen parliament approves Kadyrov as president
GROZNY. March 2 (Interfax) - The Chechen parliament has approved Ramzan Kadyrov as Chechen president at a Friday meeting.
Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced Kadyrov's candidature to the Chechen parliament on Thursday.
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11687340
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/2/2007 12:38 PM Thomas Larsen: "We do not doubt the fact that the Chechens will attain freedom and independence" Publication time: Today at 23:13 Djokhar time Exclusive interview for the independent information agency Chechenews.com of chairman Denmark committee in the support of Chechnya Thomas Larsen. - Describe, if you please, briefly about yourself? My name is Thomas Bindesbal Larsen, my profession historian, and also, I am the leader of Danish committee in the support of Chechnya. - How you, the representative of Danish nation is seen situation in Chechnya? Situation in Chechnya after seven years of the beginning of current Russian - Chechen war, in my view, did not undergo substantial changes. The military actions between the russian occupation forces and participants in the resistance movement of CRI continues as before. The President of Russia V. Putin and the Kremlin marionette Ramzan Kadyrov make the unjustified statements, that the war in ... >> full
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Itar-Tass: Grave Of First Georgia President Found In Grozny
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posted by FerrasB on as CHECHNYA
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/3/2007 10:48 AM Grave of first Georgia president found in Grozny 03.03.2007, 18.00 GROZNY, March 3 (Itar-Tass) -- The grave of first Georgian president Zviad Gamsakhurdia was found in the Chechen capital, chief press officer of the Chechen government Lema Gudayev told Itar-Tass. According to him, the tomb was found in downtown Grozny near the Kirov Park. Gudayev also noted that Gamsakhurdia’s son identified the coffin of his father. Newly elected Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said Zviad Gamsakhurdia was a respectable personality, and if his son wants to bring the body of his father to the motherland, Chechnya will give to him a material and moral support. He also can rebury his father in Chechnya, Kadyrov pointed out. For his part, Chechen Prosecutor Valery Kuznetsov announced a pretrial forensic expertise of the found remains. According to him, regardless the fact that Gamsakhurdia’s son identified his father’s remains, “we ... >> full
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USNews: A War That Is Gone But Not Forgotten Choose another message board
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posted by FerrasB on as CHECHNYA
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 3/4/2007 1:10 PM A War That is Gone But Not Forgotten A rare visit to Chechnya shows the cruel aftermath By Sebastian Smith Posted 3/4/07 GROZNY, RUSSIA—One day last summer, Khamzat Tushayev joined the ranks of the disappeared. His wife, Satsita, trembles as she tells the story, which starts with a June 7 phone call from a man claiming to be with the prosecutor's bureau. The caller asked Tushayev, 47, a former separatist rebel, to come in for questioning—which he did the next morning. "I stayed at the gate, and the guard let my husband inside," she recalls. "I waited and waited. He didn't come back. So I asked the guard to phone the prosecutor's office. But this was what they said: 'There was never any such person here.'" Russian President Putin (left) with Chechnya's Ramzan Kadyrov MIKHAIL KLEMENTYEV-PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/ITAR-TASS/AP Satsita, 43, has not seen her husband since. Her repeated ... >> full
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Chechnya: 'If You're A Leader, People Should Fear You'
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From: MSN Nicknamepsychoteddybear24 (Original Message) Sent: 3/4/2007 3:54 PM Chechnya: 'If You're A Leader, People Should Fear You' Kadyrov is making his mark in Moscow as well as Grozny GUDERMES, Chechnya; February 27, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Ramzan Kadyrov is not just the most powerful authority in Chechnya. He is rapidly becoming one of the best-known officials in all of Russia as well. RFE/RL's North Caucasus Service spoke to Kadyrov in his hometown one week after he became acting republic head following the removal of his political rival Alu Alkhanov. RFE/RL: How would you describe your relationship with Alu Alkhanov? Ramzan Kadyrov: Alu was made minister, general, and president by people who are referred to as the Kadyrov team. It was thought that everything that discredited him discredited our people, so we protected him in every possible way. His immediate subordinates acted in a way that ran contrary to the Chechen mentality... Finally I said to ... >> full
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