President of Ichkeria

The president of Ichkeria, formally the president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria was the head of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria from 1991 to 2007, the Islamic Republic that existed until the victory of the Russian Federation in the Second Chechen War.

Not to be confused with the head of the Chechen Republic, the Head of State and Head of Government of Chechnya, a republic of Russia.

President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
State flag
Longest serving
Dzokhar Dudayev
1 November 1991 – 21 April 1996
TypeHead of state
ResidencePresidential Palace, Grozny
AppointerDirect election
PrecursorRepresentative of President of Russia
Formation9 November 1991
First holderDzhokhar Dudayev
Final holderDokka Umarov
Abolished31 October 2007
Superseded byPresident of the Chechen Republic
Emir of the Caucasus Emirate
DeputyVice President of Ichkeria

This is a list of presidents of the unrecognised Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, a de facto state in Chechnya that controlled most of the former Checheno-Ingush ASSR from 1991 to 2007 (see First Chechen War, Second Chechen War). Ichkeria's last presidential elections were held in January 1997.

Presidents of Ichkeria
No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)		 Term of office Party Election
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Dzhokhar Dudayev
(1944–1996)		 9 November 1991 21 April 1996 † 4 years, 164 days Independent 1991
– Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
(1952–2004)
acting		 21 April 1996 12 February 1997 297 days Vainakh Democratic Party –
3 Aslan Maskhadov
(1951–2005)		 12 February 1997 February 2000 2 years, 359 days Party of National Independence 1997

Generally recognized presidents-in-exile

Formation of the Caucasus Emirate and dispute

On 31 October 2007, the separatist news agency Chechenpress reported that Dokka Umarov, the president of Ichkeria, had proclaimed the Caucasus Emirate and declared himself its Emir, thereby abolishing the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and its presidency.[1] This move was denounced by parts of the Chechen exile movement. Akhmed Zakayev was subsequently appointed Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria's government-in-exile.[2]

Last election
Main article: 1997 Chechen presidential election
Candidate Votes %
Aslan Maskhadov64.8
Shamil Basayev22.7
Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev12.5
Others
Total100
Source: ISSI

See also

References
  1. "The Statement by Amir Dokka Umarov about the Declaration of the Caucasus Emirate (07.10.2007)". The Caucasus Blog. 2 December 2007. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009 – via WordPress.com.
  2. Galeotti 2014, p. 74.

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