Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov (Russian: Рамзан Ахмадович Кадыров) (born 5 October 1976, Tsentoroi, Chechnya) is the President of Chechnya and a former Chechen rebel. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The President of the Chechen Republic, known commonly as the President of Chechnya, is the highest office within the Government of Chechnya. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Alu Dadashevich Alkhanov was the president of Russias Chechen Republic. ... For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tsentoroi (Khosi-Yurt) is a village south-east of the capital of Chechnya, Grozny, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. ... Chechen-Ingush Aautonomous Soviet Socialist Rrepublic, or Chechen-Ingush ASSR (Russian: ) was an autonomous republic within Russian SFSR. Its capital was Grozny. ... // Geography The Chechen people are mainly inhabitants of Chechnya, which is internationally recognized as part of Russia. ... United Russia (Yedinaya Rossiya, Russian Единая Россия; the more correct translation is Unified Russia) is a political party in the Russian Federation which usually labels itself centrist. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tsentoroi (Khosi-Yurt) is a village south-east of the capital of Chechnya, Grozny, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. ... The Chechen Republic (IPA: ; Russian: , Chechenskaya Respublika; Chechen: , Noxçiyn Respublika), or, informally, Chechnya (; Russian: ; Chechen: , Noxçiyçö), sometimes referred to as Ichkeria, Chechnia, Chechenia or Noxçiyn, is a federal subject of Russia. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... // Russian President Vladimir Putin established direct rule of Chechnya in May 2000. ...

Ramzan is a son of former Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov, assassinated in May 2004, and heads a private army known as the Kadyrovtsy. Kadyrov is believed to have amassed a huge fortune from extorting kickbacks and from the illegal sale of Chechen oil.^[1][2]. He is also accused of propagating his father's and his own personality cults. He is married, with five children. President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... Akhmat Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (Russian: Ахмат Абдулхамидович Кадыров (August 23, 1951 – May 9, 2004) was the president of the Chechen Republic (elected on October 5, 2003). ... This is an incomplete list of persons that were assassinated for political and other reasons, and who have individual entries. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A paramilitary organization is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion. ... Kadyrovtsy is a term used by the population of Chechnya – as well as members of the groups themselves - for members of the former so-called Security Service of the President of the Chechen Republic, headed by Ramzan Kadyrov, current prime minister of the republic. ... Adolf Hitler built a strong cult of personality, based on the Führerprinzip. ...

Kadyrov replaced Alu Alkhanov as President, shortly after he turned 30, which is the minimum age for the post. He has the support of Russian President Vladimir Putin and was awarded the Hero of Russia medal, the highest honorary title of Russia. Kadyrov was engaged in violent power struggles; with fellow Chechen government warlords Sulim Yamadayev and Said-Magomed Kakiev for overall military authority, and with Alkhanov for political authority. However, by 2007, he seems to have acquired practically total power on the territory of the war-scarred republic.^{[original research?]} Lately he has been credited with finally launching the federally-sponsored renovations of the Chechen capital Grozny, which was nearly obliterated by the fighting. Alu Dadashevich Alkhanov was the president of Russias Chechen Republic. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the current President of the Russian Federation. ... Hero of Russia (Геро́й Росси́и) is the highest honorary title of the Russian Federation (Russia). ... A medal is a small metal object, usually engraved with insignia, that is awarded to a person for athletic, military, scientific, academic or some other kind of achievement. ... Honorary title may have one of the following meanings. ... A warlord is a person with power who has de facto military control of a subnational area due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority. ... Sulim Yamadayev, a former Chechen rebel commander who switched sides in 1999, now leads the Special Battalion East of the pro-Moscow forces in Chechnya. ... Said-Magomed Shamaevich Kakiev Said-Magomed Shamaevich Kakiev (Russian: ; born 22 February 1970) is the leader the Special Battalion West, a Chechen military force loyal to the pro-Moscow government in Grozny, Chechnya. ... This article is about authority as a concept. ... For other uses of Grozny, see Grozny (disambiguation). ...

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Biography

Early life

A tearaway at school, Ramzan Kadyrov strove to gain the respect of his father Akhmad Kadyrov, a Muslim imam. He claims that he always desired to emulate his father. Akhmat Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (Russian: Ахмат Абдулхамидович Кадыров (August 23, 1951 – May 9, 2004) was the president of the Chechen Republic (elected on October 5, 2003). ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In the early 1990s, as the Soviet Union splintered into fragments, the Chechens launched a bid for independence. The Kadyrovs joined the struggle and fought against the federal forces, with Ramzan, at the age of 16, leading a small unit of separatist fighters in the First Chechen War, and Akhmad becoming the rebel mufti of Chechnya. Motto: none Anthem: Hymn of the Russian Federation Capital Moscow Largest city Moscow Official language(s) Russian Government Semi-presidential Federal republic  - President of Russia Vladimir Putin  - Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov Independence From the Soviet Union   - Declared June 12, 1991   - Finalized December 25, 1991  Area    - Total 17,075,400 km... Political separatism is a movement to obtain sovereignty and split a territory or group of people (usually a people with a distinctive national consciousness) from one another (or one nation from another; a colony from the metropolis). ... Combatants Russian Federation Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Commanders Pavel Grachev Anatoly Kulikov Konstantin Pulikovsky Anatoliy Romanov Vyacheslav Tikhomirov Gennady Troshev Dzhokhar Dudayev  â€  Aslan Maskhadov Strength (December 11, 1994) Up to 50,000 soldiers and Interior Ministry (MVD) (December 11, 1994) 3,000 to 15,000[1] Casualties Military: At least... A Mufti (Arabic: مفتى ) is an Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law (Sharia), capable of issuing fataawa (plural of fatwa). // Role of a Mufti in governments In theocracies like Saudi Arabia and Iran, and in some countries where the constitution is based on sharia law, such...

Ramzan enjoys boxing and was an amateur boxer in his younger days.^{[citation needed]}

Militia leader

The Kadyrov clan defected to the Moscow side at the beginning of the Second Chechen War in 1999. Since then, Ramzan has led his militia with support from Russia's FSB state security service (including service ID cards) and become the head of the Chechen Presidential Security Service. In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state or political entity in exchange for allegiance to another. ... Combatants Russian Federation Chechen loyalists Republic of Chechnya Chechen rebels Caucasian insurgents and foreign fighters Caucasian Islamists Commanders Vladimir Putin Nikolai Patrushev Akhmad Kadyrov† Ramzan Kadyrov Aslan Maskhadov† Abdul Halim Sadulayev† Doku Umarov Shamil Basayev† Ibn al-Khattab† Strength At least 93,000 in Chechnya in 1999. ... Lebanese Kataeb militia A Militia is an army composed of ordinary [1] citizens to provide defense, emergency or paramilitary service, or those engaged in such activity. ... Emblem of FSB The FSB (ФСБ) is a state security organization in Russia, and is the domestic successor organization to the KGB. Its name is an acronym from the Russian Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (Федера́льная слу́жба безопа́сности Росси́йской Федера́ции) (Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti Rossiyskoi Federatsii). ... Security agency is an organization which conducts intelligence activities for the internal security of a nation, state or organization. ... German identity document sample An identity document is a piece of documentation designed to prove the identity of the person carrying it. ... Presidential Security Service or PSS is a title which exists in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea. ...

He was falsely rumoured to have died of a gunshot wound inflicted by his bodyguard on 28 April 2004.^[3] A gunshot is the discharge of a firearm, and the sound effect thereof; the term can also refer to a wound caused by such a discharge. ... Bodyguards of Viktor Yushchenko (far left) after leaving Gdansk city hall. ... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Deputy Prime Minister

After his father, then Chechen President, was assassinated on 9 May 2004, Ramzan was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic. is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Deputy Prime Minister is a member of a nations cabinet who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the real Prime Minister is temporarily absent. ... Capital Grozny Area - total - % water 79th - 15,500 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density 49th _ est. ...

When his sister was detained by the Dagestan police in January 2005, Ramzan and some 150 armed men drove to the Khasavyurt City Police (GOVD) building. According to the city mayor, Kadyrov's men surrounded the GOVD, forcing its duty officers against the wall and assaulted them, after which they left the building with Zulai Kadyrova, "victoriously shooting in the air."^[4] The Republic of Dagestan IPA: (Russian: ; Avar: , ), older spelling Daghestan, is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Khasavyurt (Russian: ) is a city in Dagestan, Russia. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...

In August 2005, Ramzan declared that "Europe's largest mosque" would be built in place of the demolished ruins of Grozny's shattered downtown.^[5] He also claimed that Chechnya is the "most peaceful place in Russia" and in a few years it would also be "the wealthiest and the most peaceful" place in the world. He also claimed that the war was already over with only 150 "bandits" remaining (as opposed to the official figures of 700 to 2,000 rebel fighters), and that thanks to his father, 7,000 separatists had already defected to the Russian side since 1999. Grozny Mosque is about 60% completed, and still undergoing construction. ... For other uses of Grozny, see Grozny (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Central business district. ... Rebel may mean: A participant in a rebellion, see Rebellion. ...

Acting Prime Minister

Following a car accident in December 2005, in which Chechnya's prime minister Sergey Abramov was injured, Ramzan functioned as the caretaker prime minister. He immediately proceeded to implement elements of Sharia law, such as declaring a ban on gambling and alcohol production, while speaking in favour of polygamy.^[6] In an accident resulting from excessive speed, this concrete truck rolled over into the front garden of a house. ... Sergei Abramov with Ramzan Kadyrov. ... The word caretaker may have numerous meanings, but the most common two are (1) a person or persons who cares for a property in exchange for rent-free living accommodations and (2) temporary government which takes control until a stable rule can be restored. ... This article is about Islamic religious law. ... Gamble redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Polygamy has been a feature of human culture since earliest history. ...

In February 2006, responding to the publication of the Mohammed cartoons, he accused the Danes of "spying" and being "pro-terrorist". He also banned Danish citizens from entering Chechnya, effectively banning activity of the Danish Refugee Council, the largest NGO working in the region. Kadyrov is quoted as saying, "That cartoonist needs to be buried alive." He was eventually pressed to overturn this decision by Moscow, a rare example of federal intervention in Kadyrov's rule in the republic. The controversial cartoons of Muhammad, first published in Jyllands-Posten in September 2005. ... SPY may refer to: SPY (spiders), ticker symbol for Standard & Poors Depository Receipts SPY (magazine), a satirical monthly, trademarked all-caps SPY (Ivory Coast), airport code for San Pédro, Côte dIvoire SPY (Ship Planning Yard), a U.S. Navy acronym SPY, short for MOWAG SPY, a... Citizenship is membership in a political community (originally a city but now a state), and carries with it rights to political participation; a person having such membership is a citizen. ... Danish Refugee Council (DRC) (Danish: Dansk Flygtningehjælp) is a private Danish humanitarian organisation, founded in 1956. ... NGO is an abbreviation or code for: Non-governmental organization Nagoya Airport (IATA code) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... See: Intervention (counseling) - an orchestrated attempt by family and friends to get a family member to get help for addiction or other similar problem. ...

Prime Minister

On March 1, 2006, Sergey Abramov resigned from the position of prime minister and told Itar-Tass news agency that he did so "on the condition that Ramzan Kadyrov lead the Chechen government." This was followed by a decree of Kadyrov forcing women to wear headscarves; he also rejected a federal appropriation of the republic's budget, demanding more money, and called for all federal forces but the border guards to be withdrawn. is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sergei Abramov with Ramzan Kadyrov. ... ITAR-TASS (ИТАР-ТАСС), Information Telegraph Agency of Russia, is the major news agency of the Russian Federation. ... Decree is an order that has the force of law. ... Adherents of Islam are concerned with clothing in two contexts: clothing for everyday, inside and outside the house, and clothing required in specifically religious contexts. ... “Higab” redirects here. ... Look up budget in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... East German guards wait for the official opening of the Brandenburg Gate George W. Bush in a border patrol dune buggy Border Guard, Border Patrol, Border police, or Frontier police is a state security agency that performs border control, i. ...

Shortly after taking office, Kadyrov approved a project to erect a presidential palace on a 30-acre plot by the Sunzha River in ruined downtown Grozny. The project, which will also include a five-star hotel and recreational facilities, is estimated to cost around 1.5 billion rubles ($54 million USD) to build. Later, Kadyrov called for refugee camps scattered across Chechnya to be closed down, calling the refugees "international spies who are interested in stoking conflict between Chechnya and Russia, who are seeking to destabilize the situation in our region". Reuters quoted him as saying that "liquidating the refugee camps will allow us to uncover spies who are working for foreign intelligence services".^[7] The official residence of the President of India. ... Headline text Headline text Headline text Headline text Bold text Headline text Media:Example. ... For other uses of Grozny, see Grozny (disambiguation). ... ISO 4217 Code RUB User(s) Russia and self-proclaimed Abkhazia and South Ossetia Inflation 7% Source Rosstat, 2007 Subunit 1/100 kopek (копейка) Symbol руб kopek (копейка) к Plural The language(s) of this currency is of the Slavic languages. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... A refugee camp is a camp built up by governments or NGOs (such as the ICRC) to receive refugees. ... Reuters Group plc (LSE: RTR and NASDAQ: RTRSY); pronounced is known as a financial market data provider and a news service that provides reports from around the world to newspapers and broadcasters. ... The following is a partial list of intelligence agencies, past and present. ...

On 5 June 2006, Speaker of the Chechen People's Assembly Dukvakha Abdurakhmanov said at a press conference in Moscow that "there is no alternative" to Kadyrov for the presidency; Kadyrov has "exclusive awards in combat, and has made achievements in improving the peaceful life and in human rights protection. Who could replace him at this stage? Nobody," he said. Later that year, Umar Dzhabrailov, Chechnya’s representative in the Federation Council and a close ally of Kadyrov's, urged Dukvakha Abdurakhmanov to initiate a measure calling on Kadyrov to become the republic’s president, thereby replacing Alu Alkhanov.^[8] The following week, several Russian newspapers reported that a worsening security situation in Chechnya was lessening the likelihood that Kadyrov would replace Alu Alkhanov as the republic's president. Other media, however, reported that Kadyrov continued to strengthen his position at Alkhanov's expense.^[9] is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peoples Assembly could refer to various legislative bodies Albania - Peoples Assembly Algeria - National Peoples Assembly Burma - Peoples Assembly Egypt - Peoples Assembly of Egypt North Korea - Supreme Peoples Assembly This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... A joint press conference by U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House. ... The word Presidency is often used to describe the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... Federation Council refers to one of the following: Federation Council of Russia—the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia (the lower house is the State Duma). ...

On 6 December 2006, Kadyrov said he that he would seek the prosecution of the commanders of federal military units responsible for the death or disappearance of civilians in Chechnya (specifically Major General Aleksandr Studenikin). In addition, Kadyrov said the war in Chechnya was unleashed not by the Chechen people but by the Russian leadership. Kadyrov’s comments may have represented his government’s increasing unhappiness with certain figures in Moscow, who were said to be blocking his elevation to the post of Chechen president.^[10] is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Criminal law (also known as penal law) is the body of law that regulates governmental sanctions (such as imprisonment and/or fines) as retaliation for crimes against the social order. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ...

On 5 February 2007, Kadyrov said he did not aspire to become the Chechen president; however, he criticized Alkhanov. Kadyrov also claimed the war in Chechnya was ultimately finished, with "all informal armed groups eliminated". Alkhanov, for his part, criticized "the cult of personality and idealization of one person," a clear reference to Kadyrov, whose enormous portraits are prominently displayed in Grozny. is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... There have been two Chechen Wars: First Chechen War (1994–1996) Second Chechen War (1999–) 1991-1994 In September, 1991, militants of Nationally Congress of Chechen People (NCChP) have taken control over Chechnya (they have seized republics parliament and killed chief of the PCUS of Grozny, Vitali Kutsenko). ... A cult of personality or personality cult arises when a countrys leader uses mass media to create a larger-than-life public image through unquestioning flattery and praise. ...

President

On 15 February 2007, Putin signed a decree removing Alkhanov and instating Kadyrov as Chechen's acting president.^[11] On March 2, 2007, following Putin's nomination of Kadyrov as Chechen president, the Chechen parliament approved the nomination.^[12] In the following days, serious changes took place in the administrative set-up of the republic, affecting both the top- and middle-ranking officials. Former deputy prime minister Odes Baysultanov (a cousin of Kadyrov's) was elevated to the vacant post of prime minister. Critics allege that Ramzan Kadyrov is actively building his own "vertical of power" in the republic, and encouraging nepotism by placing men of the Beno clan in all the leading and important positions. is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... An Acting president is a person who temporarily fills the role of an organizations president, either when the real president is unavailable (for example ill or on vacation) or when the post is vacant (for example because of death, injury, resignation, or dismissal). ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... “Nephew” redirects here. ...

A Russian daily, Gazeta, reported that according to a poll conducted by the independent Levada Center, only 33 percent of Russians believe that Ramzan Kadyrov can be trusted, while 35 percent believed that he cannot. Asked whether they thought Kadyrov could normalize the situation in Chechnya and end the bloodshed there, 31 percent said yes and 38 percent said no.^[13] Gazeta is a Russian language daily newspaper covering politics and business. ... All-Russia Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM) Founding of VTsIOM Yuri Levada The founding and development of the agency was intertwined with the career of its founder, Yuri Levada-- the first professor to teach sociology at Moscow State University. ...

On March 14, 2007, Kadyrov said that human rights abuses were "a thing of the past" in his republic, rejecting new charges of torture made by the Council of Europe. Two days later he accused the federal authorities of torturing detainees. On March 19, 2007, Kadyrov vowed to put an end to all remaining guerilla activity in Chechnya within two months. On April 5, 2007, Kadyrov was sworn in as President of Chechnya.^[14] is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Anthem Ode to Joy (orchestral)  ten founding members joined subsequently observer at the Parliamentary Assembly observer at the Committee of Ministers  official candidate Seat Strasbourg, France Membership 47 European states 5 observers (Council) 3 observers (Assembly) Leaders  -  Secretary General Terry Davis  -  President of the Parliamentary Assembly Rene van der Linden... is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Accusations of human rights abuses

Ramzan Kadyrov has often been accused of being brutal, ruthless and anti-democratic; according to media, he was personally implicated in several instances of torture and murder.

• German human rights group the Society for Threatened Peoples (GfbV), which branded Kadyrov a "war criminal", has alleged that up to 70 percent of recent incidents of murder, torture, rape and kidnapping in Chechnya have been committed by Ramzan's paramilitary forces.

• The Memorial group investigator stated in its report: "Considering the evidence we have gathered, we have no doubt that most of the crimes which are being committed now in Chechnya are the work of Kadyrov’s men. There is also no doubt in our minds that Kadyrov has personally taken part in beating and torturing people. What they are doing is pure lawlessness. To make matters worse, they also go after people who are innocent, whose names were given by someone being tortured to death. He and his henchmen spread fear and terror in Chechnya. (...) They travel by night as death squads, kidnapping civilians, who are then locked in a torture chamber, raped and murdered,".^[15]

• Anna Politkovskaya, a veteran Russian reporter (murdered in 2006; case unsolved as of October 2007) who specialized in Chechnyan reporting, claimed that she had received a video footage of a man identical in appearance to Ramzan. "....On them (the clips) were the murders of federal servicemen by the Kadyrovites, and also kidnappings directed by Kadyrov. These are very serious things; on the basis of this evidence a criminal case and investigation should follow. This could allow this person to be brought to justice, something he has long richly deserved," she said. She was allegedly working on an article revealing human rights abuses and regular incidences of torture in Chechnya at the time of her murder.^[16]

• The Kadyrovites are often accused of working as a death squad against Kadyrov's enemies. Ramzan is rumoured to own a private prison in his stronghold of Tsentoroi, his home village south-east of Grozny. Fields around Tsentoroi are allegedly mined and all access routes are blocked by checkpoints. On May 2, 2006, representatives of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) alleged that they were prevented from entering the fortress.

• According to the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights Places of Detention in the Chechen Republic" report, many illegal places of detention exist in the Chechen Republic; most of them are run by Kadyrovites. In Tsentoroi (Khosi-Yurt), where the Kadyrovite headquarters is located, there are at least two illegal prisons functioning. One consists of concrete bunkers or pillboxes, where kidnapped relatives of armed Chechen fighters are held hostages while the second prison in Tsentoroi is evidently located in the yard - or in immediate vicinity - of the house of Ramzan Kadyrov.

• On May 25, 2006, Chechen Human Rights Ombudsman Nurdi Nukhazhiyev said: "From now on the situation in the Chechen republic will be closely monitored, and any insults and attacks on Chechen officials, including Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov, will be punished." According to Nukhazhiyev's statement "representatives of human rights organizations" drew Kadyrov's attention "to unfounded media accusations of Chechen leaders, including Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov."

• Chechen security forces loyal to Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov have begun using cell phones to record videos of them beating and humiliating ordinary Chechens accused of crimes. The videos are later circulated, with the intention of intimidating civilians.^[17]

• On October 23, 2006, a criminal case was registered on the basis of the video tape frames published by the Novaya Gazeta newspaper in Anna Politkovskaya's article. Sergey Sokolov, deputy editor-in-chief of the paper, told the Echo Moskvy Radio that it can be clearly seen in the video as to how "Kadyrov's military forces are beating federal soldiers" with participation of "a man looking like Ramzan Kadyrov."^[18] On October 7, 2006, Politkovskaya was found shot dead in an elevator in her apartment in Moscow.

• A mutinied commander, Movladi Baisarov, said about Kadyrov: "He acts like a medieval tyrant. If someone tells the truth about what is going on, it's like signing one's own death warrant. Ramzan is a law unto himself. He can do anything he likes. He can take any woman and do whatever he pleases with her. (...) Ramzan acts with total impunity. I know of many people executed on his express orders and I know exactly where they were buried."^[19]. On November 18, 2006, Baisarov was killed in an ambush by members of Kadyrov's police on Moscow's Leninsky Prospekt, several hundred meters from the Kremlin.

• On November 13, 2006, Human Rights Watch published a briefing paper on torture in Chechnya that it had prepared for the 37th session of the United Nations Committee Against Torture. The paper covered torture by personnel of the Second Operational Investigative Bureau (ORB-2), torture by units under the effective command of Ramzan Kadyrov, torture in secret detentions and the continuing "disappearances." According to HRW, torture "in both official and secret detention facilities is widespread and systematic in Chechnya." In many cases the perpetrators were so confident that there would be no consequences for their abuses that they did not even attempt to conceal their identity. Based on extensive research, HRW concluded in 2005 that forced disappearances in Chechnya are so widespread and systematic that they constitute crimes against humanity.

• On March 1, 2007, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the head of the Moscow Helsinki Group rights organisation, stated "Kadyrov is to blame for kidnappings of many innocent people. Their bodies were found later with signs of torture."^[20]

• The new Council of Europe report said "resort to torture and other forms of ill-treatment by members of law enforcement agencies and security forces continues, as does the related practice of unlawful detentions." The Council said it felt forced to make public its findings, in light of the Russian authorities' "failure to improve the situation" despite detailed recommendations following the torture committee's visits to Chechnya last year.

• In May 2007, more than 100 members of Britain's political and cultural elite have appealed to President Vladimir Putin of Russia to restore "peace and justice" to Chechnya, calling Kadyrov's presidency "little more than a regime of fear and oppression".^[21]

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Quotes

• "I've already killed who I should have killed. And I will kill all of those standing behind them, as long as I myself am not killed or jailed. I will be killing as long as I live… Putin is a beauty. He thinks more about Chechnya than about any other republic. When my father was murdered, he [Putin] personally came down and went to the cemetery. Putin stopped the war. Putin should be made president for life. Strong rule is needed. Democracy is an American invention… Russians never obey their laws. Everyone stole, and only Khodorkovsky is in jail."^{[22] [23]}

• "For the power, you must pay with your life, not with money."

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See also

• Akhmad Kadyrov
• Armed incidents in the Alkhanov-Kadyrov power struggle
• Federal government in Chechnya
• Kadyrovtsy
• Second Chechen War

Akhmat Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (Russian: Ахмат Абдулхамидович Кадыров (August 23, 1951 – May 9, 2004) was the president of the Chechen Republic (elected on October 5, 2003). ... On April 28, 2006, security forces loyal to Ramzan Kadyrov fought a fist and then gun battle with the bodyguards of then the pro-Russian president Alu Alkhanov. ... // Russian President Vladimir Putin established direct rule of Chechnya in May 2000. ... Kadyrovtsy is a term used by the population of Chechnya – as well as members of the groups themselves - for members of the former so-called Security Service of the President of the Chechen Republic, headed by Ramzan Kadyrov, current prime minister of the republic. ... Combatants Russian Federation Chechen loyalists Republic of Chechnya Chechen rebels Caucasian insurgents and foreign fighters Caucasian Islamists Commanders Vladimir Putin Nikolai Patrushev Akhmad Kadyrov† Ramzan Kadyrov Aslan Maskhadov† Abdul Halim Sadulayev† Doku Umarov Shamil Basayev† Ibn al-Khattab† Strength At least 93,000 in Chechnya in 1999. ... Alu Dadashevich Alkhanov was the president of Russias Chechen Republic. ... Capital Grozny Area - total - % water 79th - 15,500 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density 49th _ est. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.jamestown.org/news_details.php?news_id=116
2. ^ http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=610&id=327202007
3. ^ http://www.kavkaz.tv/eng/content/2004/04/30/2725.shtml
4. ^ http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=409&&issue_id=3195
5. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/chechnya/Story/0,,1542119,00.html
6. ^ http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=416&issue_id=3656
7. ^ http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=416&issue_id=3706&article_id=2371029
8. ^ http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=416&issue_id=3919&article_id=2371634
9. ^ http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=416&issue_id=3926&article_id=2371653
10. ^ http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=416&issue_id=3948&article_id=2371717
11. ^ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,252203,00.html
12. ^ http://www.regnum.ru/english/790563.html
13. ^ http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=421&issue_id=4037&article_id=2372009
14. ^ "Kadyrov sworn in as Chechnya's new Kremlin-backed president", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), April 5, 2007.
15. ^ http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=416&issue_id=3714&article_id=2371050
16. ^ http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=416&issue_id=3656
17. ^ http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/09/ba53439c-db63-423d-a08e-736db03e6998.html
18. ^ http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/newstext/engnews/id/1090100.html
19. ^ http://www.axisglobe.com/article.asp?article=1104
20. ^ http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=610&id=327202007
21. ^ http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article2519041.ece
22. ^ http://jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=416&issue_id=3590&article_id=2370685
23. ^ http://www.grani.ru/War/Chechnya/m.120334.html
24. ^ http://gazeta.aif.ru/online/aif/1229/04_03

External links

Articles

• The warlord and the spook The Economist May 31, 2007
• Chechnya strongman installed as president International Herald Tribune April 5, 2007
• Inside the dragon's lair The Guardian March 20, 2007
• The Last King of Chechnya JRL March 9, 2007
• Gangster President Washington Post March 3, 2007
• Warlord named Chechen president The Scotsman March 2, 2007
• Ramzan Barbarossa St. Petersburg Times February 22, 2007
• Former rebel transforms capital in personality cult The Guardian February 17, 2007
• Ramzan Kadyrov: The warrior king of Chechnya The Independent January 04, 2007
• Widespread Torture in the Chechen Republic Human Rights Watch for UN Committee Against Torture, November 13, 2006
• Pro-Moscow Chechen Strongman Under Scrutiny After Journalist’s Murder Mosnews October 13, 2006
• Russia Slaying Puts Spotlight on Kadyrov MSNBC October 12, 2006
• The increasingly deadly struggle for power between Kadyrov and Alkhanov Jamestown Foundation September 28, 2006
• Ramzan's World Newsweek September 25, 2006
• The Republic of Fear The Sunday Times August 20, 2006
• Land of the warlords The Guardian June 13, 2006
• In the torture cell of Chechnya's tyrant The Sunday Times April 30, 2006
• A thug in charge The Economist March 9, 2006
• Warlord named as Chechen PM; The Guardian March 6, 2006
• Dossier: Chechen Security Forces 2000–2006 Axis
• Putin's heroes The Economist December 1, 2005
• Chechnya's gun-toting strongman BBC News, 26 November 2005

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Discussions

• Discussion of Ramzan Kadyrov at Chechen forum, February 12, 2007 — ongoing (in Russian and Chechen).

Videos

• The criminal case video Newsru
• Revival of Brutality in Chechnya New York Times