An assessment of Dagestan president’s first year in office
Written by the American Committee for Peace in the Caucasus
Introduction
February 20, 2011 marked the one year anniversary of Magomedsalam Magomedov's tenure as the President of the Republic of Dagestan. In 2010, Dagestan became the most violence-ridden place in the North Caucasus, overtaking Chechnya and Ingushetia. Magomedov inherited a deeply divided republic, plagued by routine insurgent attacks, skirmishes and acute economic underdevelopment. Faced with the challenges of revitalizing the sluggish economy, curbing daily violence and restoring people's trust in the authorities, Magomedov made some laudable attempts at reconciliation and consolidation of the society. However, the sheer number of casualties, lackluster economic indicators and the deteriorating morale of the civilian population attest to Magomedov's inability to tackle the core problems that plunged Dagestan in a virtual state of civil war.
The situation in Dagestan began to spin out of control several years before Magomedov's appointment. Critics describe his predecessor, Mukhu Aliyev, ...
ELIZABETH JACKSON: It is a land of breathless beauty and a violent Islamic insurgency. Dagestan, in the north Caucasus, is now the most dangerous part of Russia.
It was from there, nearly a year ago, two women set out on a suicide mission to Moscow. They boarded the city's metro with bombs strapped to their bodies and killed dozens. Both were so-called black widows, who had been married to insurgents killed by security forces.
Our Moscow correspondent Norman Hermant travelled to Dagestan to the hometown of one of the bombers, deep in the mountains. As he explains, it was not an easy trip.
NORMAN HERMANT: At the risk of stating the obvious, you don't just drop in to the Russian Republic of Dagestan. This part of the North Caucasus, bordering Chechnya, is the most violent place in Russia. Last year ...
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