We need a strong police force - the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Chechnya. We have to get rid of the traitors who have managed to penetrate into the law-enforcement department.
I always said that Wahhabism is unacceptable for the Chechen nation.
Military troops were withdrawn from Chechnya on Dec. 31, 1996.
I grew up in a very religious family. I could read the Qu'ran easily at the age of five.
Criminals were coming to Chechnya from all over the world - they did not have a place in their own countries. But they could live perfectly well in Chechnya.
One has to nurture a new generation, to raise children in the spirit of Islam.
There is a rule of Sharia: If the enemy wants to suppress you, you are supposed to put up a strong resistance.
The attempted assassinations against me were not accidental.
I have to say that elections, even in the most peaceful region, always make the hardest time for regional state institutions, including security structures.
One has to work for years and decades, to conduct negotiations, to stand for positions and points of view, to jointly develop a civilized view on the administrative and state organization of Chechnya.
The people have already determined Chechnya's status at the referendum - it is a unit of the Russian Federation. Its political status is not to be discussed any more.
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Akhmad Kadyrov: Biography and Life Work
Akhmad Kadyrov was a notable Cleric. The story of Akhmad Kadyrov began on 23 August 1951 in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union. The legacy of Akhmad Kadyrov continues today, following their passing on 9 May 2004 in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.
Akhmat-Khadzhi Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (23 August 1951 – 9 May 2004) was a Russian politician and revolutionary who served as Chief Mufti of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in the 1990s during and after the First Chechen War . At the outbreak of the Second Chechen War he switched sides, offering his service to the Russian government, and later became the President of the Chechen Republic from 5 October 2003, having acted as head of administration since July 2000.
Legacy and Personal Influence
Personally, Akhmad Kadyrov was married to Ayman Nisievna Kadyrova.
Philosophical Views and Reflections
Early in 1999, Kadyrov gave a speech before the armed militia telling them that the nation was behind them, that the recent outbreak of violence was the fault of Christian and foreign involvement, and that they should keep on fighting with persistence and trust.
On 9 May 2004, an explosion ripped through the VIP seating at the Dinamo football stadium during a mid-morning Soviet Victory Day parade in the capital city of Grozny , instantly killing Kadyrov. Two of his bodyguards, the Chairman of the Chechen State Council, a Reuters journalist, and a dozen others were also killed (a later report stated that more than 30 people had died). Some 56 others were wounded, including Colonel General Valery Baranov , the commander of Russian forces in Chechnya, who lost a leg in the explosion. The bomb was said to have been built into the concrete of a supporting column during recent repairs. The Islamist Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev later claimed that he had paid $50,000 for the attack.
