Ruslan Yamadayev

Ruslan Yamadayev

Infobox Military Person
name=Ruslan Yamadayev


caption=
born=December 10, 1961
died=death date and age|2008|09|24|1961|10|12
placeofbirth=Gudermes, Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
placeofdeath=Moscow, Russia
placeofburial=
placeofburial_label=
nickname=
allegiance=Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Russian Federation
branch=
serviceyears=
rank=Colonel
unit=
commands=
battles=First Chechen War
Second Chechen War
awards=Hero of the Russian Federation
relations=
laterwork=

Ruslan (Khalid) Bekmirzayevich Yamadayev ( _ru. Руслан (Халид) Бекмирзаевич Ямадаев) (December 10, 1961September 24, 2008) was a Chechen military leader and politician. A member of the high-profile Yamadayev clan, he was assassinated in Moscow in 2008.

Ruslan along with his brothers Sulim Yamadayev and Dzhabrail Yamadayev fought against Russia during the First Chechen War before turning to Russia's side in 1999. Ruslan Yamadayev lived in Gudermes and belonged to the benoi teip. For his struggle against the separatists in the Second Chechen War, Yamadayev was promoted to the rank of colonel and the granted the title of Hero of Russia. From 2003 to 2007, he was a member of the Russian State Duma for Chechnya. He also ran several Moscow-based businesses for the Yamadayev clan.

On September 24, 2008, Ruslan Yamadayev was assassinated on Smolenskaya Embankment in Moscow. Initial press responses reported name of the victim as "Sulim Yamadayev"; the name was corrected later. [ [http://eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru/newstext/engnews/id/1229566.html In Moscow, ex-deputy of State Duma Ruslan Yamadaev was murdered, not his brother Sulim] , Memorial, 24/9/2008] The other victim of the shooting, the former military commandant of Chechnya Colonel General Sergei Kizyun, was hospitalized in grave condition. [ru icon [http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1030899 В Москве убит Руслан Ямадаев] , "Kommersant", 24 September 2008]

References

External links

* [http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/newstext/engnews/id/670512.html Ruslan Yamadayev nominated for Chechen presidency] , Memorial, 1/6/2004
* [http://www.ancentr.ru/data/media/arch_media_1152.html?print Ruslan Yamadayev Claims to Take Chechnya President Post] , Gazeta, 01.06.2004
* [http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=586839 "Мы сами найдем тех, кто совершил этот акт в Бороздиновской"] , "Kommersant", 24.06.2005
* [http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2008/03/14/9410.shtml Kadyrov targets the Yamadayev brothers] , Kavkaz Center, 14 March 2008
* [http://www.jamestown.org/chechnya_weekly/article.php?articleid=2374114 Yamadaev vs. Kadyrov: The Kremlin's Quandary with Chechnya] , The Jamestown Foundation, April 17, 2008
* [http://www.sptimesrussia.com/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=25733 Tensions In Chechnya Boil Over] , "The St. Petersburg Times", April 18, 2008
* [http://www.jamestown.org/chechnya_weekly/article.php?articleid=2374125 Who in Moscow Protects the Yamadaev Brothers?] , The Jamestown Foundation, April 24, 2008
* [http://www.chechenpress.co.uk/content/2008/06/16/press01.shtml Kadyrov versus the Yamadaevs Becomes Kadyrov versus the Generals] , Chechenpress, June, 16th 2008
* [http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/newstext/engnews/id/1224475.html Ruslan Yamadaev: authorities of Chechnya unfold campaign against "Vostok" commander] , Memorial, 28/6/2008

Reports of death

* [http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE48N65A20080924 Prominent Chechen gunned down in Moscow] , Reuters, Sep 24, 2008
* [http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080924/117081056.html Former Russian MP Yamadayev killed in Moscow] , RIA Novosti, 24/ 09/ 2008
* [http://www.france24.com/en/20080924-ex-lawmaker-powerful-chechen-clan-murdered-moscow Ex-lawmaker from powerful Chechen clan murdered in Moscow] , France 24, September 24, 2008
* [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/600/42/371176.htm Yamadayev Shot Dead in City Center] , "The Moscow Times", 25 September 2008
* [http://www.theotherrussia.org/2008/09/25/powerful-chechen-clan-leader-killed-in-moscow/ Powerful Chechen Clan Leader Killed in Moscow] , The Other Russia, September 25th, 2008
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/24/AR2008092403001.html?nav=rss_world Chechen Politician, a Former Rebel Leader, Is Slain in Moscow] , "The Washington Post", September 25, 2008
* [http://www.stratfor.com/memberships/124351/analysis/20080925_russia_chechen_assassination Russia: A Chechen Assassination] , Stratfor, September 25, 2008
* [http://www.jamestown.org/chechnya_weekly/article.php?articleid=2374440 Ruslan Yamadaev Murdered in Moscow] , The Jamestown Foundation, September 26, 2008

After the assassination

* [http://www.kommersant.com/p-13290/Ruslan_Yamadaev_kill_Kremlin_Chechnya/ Yamadaev Killed After Important Meeting in Kremlin] , "Kommersant", Sep. 25, 2008
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/world/europe/26briefs-CHECHENVOWST_BRF.html Russia: Chechen Vows to Avenge Killing] , "The New York Times", September 25, 2008
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/25/russia.chechnya Chechen president denies link to former Russian MP's assassination] , "The Guardian", September 25 2008
* [http://www.kommersant.com/p1031140/r_527/Kadyrov_Yamadaev_killed/ Chechnya's President Lost the Best Enemy] , "Kommersant", Sep. 25, 2008
* [http://eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru/newstext/engnews/id/1229664.html Yamadaev's murder threatens with consequences for Chechnya's authorities, observers believe] , Memorial, 25/9/2008
* [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LP112576.htm Rival accuses pro-Kremlin Chechen leader of murder] , Reuters, 25 Sep 2008
* [http://www.jamestown.org/chechnya_weekly/article.php?articleid=2374441 Chechens Debate Significance of Ruslan Yamadaev's Murder] , The Jamestown Foundation, September 26, 2008
* [http://www.stratfor.com/memberships/124412 Russia: Warnings of Another Chechen War] , Stratfor, September 26, 2008
* [http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2008/09/26/10190.shtml Who is behind the murder of Ruslan Yamadayev: Kadyrov or Medvedev?] , Kavkaz Center, 26 September 2008
* [http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=59879 Speculation Swirls After Kadyrov Rival Is Slain In Russian Capital] , Radio Free Europe, 26 September 2008
* [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/600/42/371229.htm Kadyrov Says Killing Tied to Blood Feud] , "The Moscow Times", 26 September 2008
* [http://www.kommersant.com/p1031553/Yamadaev_Sulim_bury/ Sulim Goes to Chechnya to Bury Brother Despite Potential Trap] , "Kommersant", Sep. 26, 2008
* [http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080929/117256705.html Brother says no reason for Chechen ex-MP Yamadayev's murder] , RIA Novosti, 29/ 09/ 2008
* [http://www.kavkaz.tv/eng/content/2008/09/29/10191.shtml Sulim Yamadayev hopes that Ramzan Kadyrov did not kill his brother] , Kavkaz Center, 29 September 2008
* [http://www.watchdog.cz/?show=000000-000004-000001-000241&lang=1 Death of a hero (weekly review)] , Prague Watchdog, September 30th 2008
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7646422.stm Moscow Diary: Southern discomfort] , BBC News, 1 October 2008
* [http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=100&story_id=27273 A Blood Feud Made to Order] , "The St. Petersburg Times", October 3, 2008
* [http://www.watchdog.cz/?show=000000-000004-000001-000242&lang=1 All quiet on the clan front in Chechnya] , Prague Watchdog, October 3rd 2008
* [http://en.novayagazeta.ru/data/2008/72/01.html Many Reasons To Kill, No Reasons To Protect] , "Novaya Gazeta", 10.10.2008


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Yamadayev — Yamadaev is a Chechen surname, most famously attributed to three Yamadayev brothers: *Sulim Yamadayev *Dzhabrail Yamadayev *Ruslan Yamadayev …   Wikipedia

  • Sulim Yamadayev — Infobox Military Person name=Сулим Ямадаев caption= born= died= placeofbirth= placeofdeath= placeofburial= placeofburial label= nickname= allegiance= (since 1999) branch= (direct subordination) serviceyears= rank= unit= commands=Special Battalion …   Wikipedia

  • Dzhabrail Yamadayev — Infobox Military Person name=Dzhabrail Yamadaev caption=Yamadayev posing with a handgun born= died=March 5, 2003 placeofbirth= placeofdeath=Dyshne Vedeno, Chechnya placeofburial= placeofburial label= nickname= allegiance= (since 1999) branch=… …   Wikipedia

  • Second Chechen War — Infobox War caption=Russian artillery shells separatist positions near the village of Duba Yurt, January 2000. conflict=Second Chechen War date= *Active battle phase: August 1999 May 2000 *Insurgency: May 2000 end of 2004 *Localised sporadic… …   Wikipedia

  • Suicide attacks in the North Caucasus conflict — v · …   Wikipedia

  • First Chechen War — Russian helicopter brought down by Chechen fighters near the capital Grozny in 1994 …   Wikipedia

  • Dokka Umarov — Dokka Khamatovich Umarov Докка Хаматович Умаров Dokka Umarov during a session of the ChRI leaders in 2003 1st Emir of the Caucasus Emirate In office October 31, 2007 – Present …   Wikipedia

  • Moscow theater hostage crisis — Coordinates: 55°43′33″N 37°40′24″E / 55.72583°N 37.67333°E / 55.72583; 37.67333 …   Wikipedia

  • Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War (2007) — Main article: Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War Contents 1 Timeline 1.1 January 1.2 February …   Wikipedia

  • Chechen Republic of Ichkeria — Noxçiyn Paçẋalq Noxçiyçö/Içkeria Нохчийн Пачхьалкх Нохчийчоь Чеченская Республика Ичкерия In Exile since 2000 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”