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Sheikh Abdul Halim

Sheikh Abdul-Halim Abu-Salamovich Sadulayev (Шейх Абдул-Халим) (1967 – 17 June 2006) was the fourth Chechen rebel president to be killed in 11 years of separatist warfare in the southern Russian region. Sadulayev was the first Chechen leader to spread the conflict outside Chechnya, as he had won pledges of loyalty not only from Chechen separatists, but also from Islamic fundamentalist groups seeking the overthrow of the Kremlin's authority across southern Russia. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... To suggest a relevant news story for the Main Page, refer to the criteria then add your suggestion at the candidates page. ... Image File history File links 4074. ... Image File history File links 4074. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chechen can mean: Chechen people, an ethnic group Chechen language Related to Chechnya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Olivia Amador ... == The majority of this article is about heads of states. ... 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). ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( â–¶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Fundamentalism is a movement to maintain strict adherence to founding principles. ... Kremlin (Кремль) is the Russian word for citadel or castle and refers to any major fortified central complex found in historical Russian cities. ...

His surname is variously written Sadulaev or Sadulayev or Saidulaev or Saidulayev or Saidullaev or Saidullayev or Saydullayev; the first two of these seem to be favored by Chechen insurgent sources, while the others are favored by Russian sources and Western media. His first name is also written Abdul-Khalim, and is sometimes written with or without a hyphen. In Russian his name with surname is written Абдул-Халим Сайдуллаев or Абдул-Халим Сайдулаев or Абдул-Халим Садулаев, with or without the hyphen. There is considerable variation in writing his name in both English and Russian sources. His full name given by the separatist website Kavkazcenter appears to be Abdul-Halim Abu-Salamovich Sadulayev (Абдул-Халим Абу-Саламович Садулаев). An insurgency is an armed rebellion against a constituted authority, by any irregular armed force that rises up against an enforced or established authority, government, or administration. ... The Kavkaz Center is an Internet publication that claims to be a Chechen independent international Islamic internet agency. It was founded in March 1999 in the city of Grozny, by the National Center for Strategic Research and Political Technologies, headed by Movladi Udugov, former Minister of Information of the Chechen...

Biography

Sadulayev, who was born in Argun, Chechnya, was not widely known prior to his accession to power. He had been a rank-and-file fighter of self-defence forces in the First Chechen War, a local imam, Sharia judge, and TV preacher during the inter-war period, and a low-level commander of a popular militia unit in the beginning of the Second Chechen War; all in the area of Argun. Argun may refer to Argun, Chechnya, a city in Chechnya Argun River, Caucasus Argun River, Asia an alternative spelling of Arghun, an Ilkhan (Mongol ruler of a Persia-baded empire). ... The First Chechen War (первая чеченская война, первая чеченская) occurred when Russian forces attempted to recapture the breakaway southern republic of Chechnya in a two year period lasting from 1994 to 1996. ... Imam (Arabic: إمام , Persian: امام ) is an Arabic word meaning Leader. The ruler of a country might be called the Imam, for example. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... Preacher is a colloquial term for a clergyman, in particular a local priest, pastor or Minister; one who preaches. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Combatants Russia Chechen separatists Casualties Unknown (minimum 5,000 killed) Unknown (minimum 5,000 killed) Chechnya within Russia Chechnya and Caucasus region The Second Chechen War is part of an ongoing conflict between the Chechen Republic (Chechnya) and Russia over the degree of autonomy allowed Chechnya. ...

Presidency

In 2002, Sadulayev was designated by Aslan Maskhadov to be his successor as president of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Shortly following Maskhadov's death on 8 March 2005, the Chechen rebel council announced that Sadulayev had assumed Maskhadov's position, a move that was quickly endorsed by Shamil Basayev, the Chechens' highest-profile guerilla commander. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Aslan Maskhadov Aslan Aliyevich Maskhadov (Russian: Аслан Алиевич Масхадов) (September 21, 1951 – March 8, 2005) was a leader of the separatist movement in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya. ... Official language Chechen Capital Grozny (Dzhokhar, after 1996) President Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev Independence  â€“ Declared  â€“ Recognition From Russia  â€“ November 1, 1991  â€“ none National anthem Death or Freedom The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (Нохчийн Республика Нохчийчоь) is the unrecognized secessionist government of Chechnya. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A council is a group of people who usually possess some powers of governance. ... Shamil Basayev Shamil Salmanovich Basayev (Russian: Шамиль Салманович Басаев) (born January 14, 1965) is a Chechen warlord, politician, terrorist, and Chechnyas most famed contemporary national hero. ... Guerrilla (also called a partisan) is a term borrowed from Spanish (from guerra meaning war) used to describe small combat groups. ...

After assuming power, Sadulayev ruled out any prospects of unconditional negotiations with Russia, an idea that Maskhadov had raised. Instead, he pushed for an extension of rebel activities into the greater North Caucasus region, seeking to establish an Islamic caliphate throughout Ingushetia, North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Stavropol, Karachay-Cherkessia, Adygea, and Krasnodar Krai. In recent months, he had called for expanding the Chechnya conflict into a "decolonization" of Muslim-dominated adjoining regions and adoption of a constitution based on Islamic law, or Sharia. The North Caucasus, also called Ciscaucasus, Forecaucasus, or Front Caucasus (Russian: ), is the northern part of the Caucasus region. ... An Anglicized/Latinized version of the Arabic word خليفة or Khalīfah, Caliph (  listen?) is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. ... The Republic of Ingushetia (Russian: ; Ingush: ГIалгIай Мохк) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... The Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (Russian: Респу́блика Се́верная Осе́тия-Ала́ния; Ossetic: Цæгат Ирыстоны Аланийы Республикæ) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... The Kabardino-Balkar Republic or Kabardino-Balkaria (Russian: ; Kabardian: Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр Республикэ; Balkar: Къабарты-Малкъар Республика) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic), located in the northern Caucasus. ... Stone Cross of Stavropol, symbol of the city Stavropol (Ста́врополь) is a city located in south-western Russia. ... The Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia (Russian: Карача́ево-Черке́сская респу́блика, or, less formal, Карача́ево-Черке́ссия) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... The Republic of Adygea (Russian: ; Adyghe: Адыгэ Республик) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic) enclaved within Krasnodar Krai. ... Krasnodar Krai (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Southern Federal District. ... Colonialism in 1945 Decolonization is the process by which a colony gains its independence from a colonial power, a process opposite to colonization. ...

Sadulayev had not only an ideological commitment to maintaining the conflict, but perhaps a personal one as well: Chechen insurgent sources claim that his wife was kidnapped in 2003 by Russian spetsnaz forces and killed by the FSB. He had worked to eliminate terrorist violence of Basayev and had a substantial following among young Muslims disenchanted with corruption and violence among Ramzan Kadyrov and his entourage. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A member of the FSB Alpha Group, equipped with the suppressed AS VAL assault rifle. ... Emblem of FSB The FSB (ФСБ) is a state security organisation 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). ... A terrorist is one who promotes widespread feelings of overwhelming imminent danger in order to change the mindset of the general populous, usually for political purposes. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... Ramzan Kadyrov with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin, May 2004 Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov (Russian: Рамзан Ахмадович Кадыров) (born 5 October 1976, Tsenteroi, Chechnya) is the Prime Minister of the Russian republic of Chechnya since March 2006. ...

Death

On 17 June 2006 Sadulayev had been killed in a gun battle with the FSB and pro-Moscow militiamen in Argun. The next day, on June 18, he was succeeded as head of the Chechen resistance by the rebel vice-president and an active guerrilla leader Doku Umarov. June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... Wiktionary has related dictionary definitions, such as: resistance Resistance may refer to: Antibiotic resistance, the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of an antibiotic Disease resistance, in immunology; see also disease resistance in fruit and vegetables Resistance, in physics, a force that tends to oppose motion Friction, the... VP also stands for Verb phrase. ... Doku Umarov is the President of the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. ...

External links

• New President of Chechnya Sheikh Abdul-Halim: Who Is He? kavkazcenter.com, Chechen insurgency website
• Profile: Chechen rebels' new boss — BBC News Online
• Basayev, Udugov Win Battle for President's Soul Sobaka News Wire
• Russia: Chechen Rebel Leader Reshuffles Ministers Radio Free Europe
• Rebel leader 'killed' in Chechnya — BBC News Online.