Aslan Maskhadov Quotes

Aslan Aliyevich Maskhadov was a Soviet and Chechen politician and military commander who served as the third president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

He was credited by many with the Chechen victory in the First Chechen War, which allowed for the establishment of the de facto independent Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Maskhadov was elected President of Chechnya in January 1997. Following the start of the Second Chechen War in August 1999, he returned to leading the guerrilla resistance against the Russian army. De facto Ichkeria ceased to exist at the beginning of 2000. Until his death, Maskhadov was President in exile. He was killed in Tolstoy-Yurt, a village in northern Chechnya, in March 2005. Wikipedia  

✵ 21. September 1951 – 8. March 2005
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Famous Aslan Maskhadov Quotes

“What reliable information can a traitor who has only completed two years of high-school education provide?”

In a disparaging reference to pro-Moscow then Chechen First Deputy Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov
"Chechen Leader Gives Exclusive Interview To RFE/RL" https://www.rferl.org/a/1057844.html (7 March 2005)

“We are going through hard times now. The enemy is within us but it is invisible. We are one nation, we have one religion but there is no accord between us.”

"Chechen President Spared Death" in AP https://apnews.com/article/db0ce1f039c1b7edee5c4a16088407a3 (11 April 1999)

“We are well-prepared for this summer and autumn. And in view of the mood among our fighters, I can tell you that the situation will undergo a radical change. After the referendum, the activities of the resistance units sharply increased.”

"Chechnya: Maskhadov speaks out on peace talks, resistance and recent explosions" in Relief Web https://reliefweb.int/report/russian-federation/chechnya-maskhadov-speaks-out-peace-talks-resistance-and-recent-explosions (2 June 2003)

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