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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Chechnya
		Chechen Republic flag since 2004 The flag of Chechnya is a rectangle with sides in the ratio 2:3, the same ratio as the flag of the Russian Federation.
		Chechnya is a region in the Northern Caucasus which has constantly fought against foreign rule beginning with the Ottoman Turks in the 15th century.
		Chechnya has one of the youngest populations in the generally aging Russian Federation; in the early 1990s, it was among the few regions experiencing natural population growth.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Chechnya (7364 words)

	Flag of Chechnya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The flag of Chechnya is a rectangle with sides in the ratio 2:3, the same ratio as the flag of the Russian Federation.
		This flag, introduced in 2004, is primarily used by the government of Chechnya, while the previous flags are commonly used by opposition forces.
		The former flag of the Chechen Republic is a rectangle with sides in the ratio 5:3.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Chechnya (290 words)

	Chechnya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bordering Stavropol Krai to the northwest, the republic of Dagestan to the northeast and east, Georgia to the south, and the republics of Ingushetia and North Ossetia to the west, it is located in the Northern Caucasus mountains, in the Southern Federal District.
		Chechnya is a region in the Northern Caucasus which has constantly fought against foreign rule, beginning with the Ottoman Turks in the 15th century.
		Chechnya has one of the youngest populations in the generally aging Russian Federation; in the early 1990s, it was among the few regions experiencing natural population growth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chechnya (4336 words)

	Crushing Chechnya
		That flag, the supposed symbol of all things we opposed, was a harsh symbol that suggested a unified, coherent nation, as well as a unified, coherent ideology.
		We are faced with Chechnya, a "Russian" republic in the Northern Caucasus, seeking independence and possessing valuable petroleum, which cash-strapped Russia cannot afford to part with.
		Chechnya cannot be ignored as Bosnia and the Caucasus were.
	www.amina.com /article/crush_chech.html (1454 words)

	Chechenia (Russia)
		Though on Nov 23 1990 Chechen adopted their national flag with red, white, red stripes, I don't think this is the same flag as the flag of Government of national renovation of Chechenya with red, white, red in 1994.
		The adoption of the current Chechen national flag in its current pattern its from 23-11-1990 I believe that the design with alternate bars was a proposal rejected in the Chechen National Congress (1990) sponsorized by the pro-communist forces, and adopted by the opposition later.
		The proposed flag remain as party flag and was later adopted by the pouppet government 1994-96.
	www.fotw.us /flags/ru-ce.html (951 words)

	Chechnya (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This situation, as well as the economic importance of Chechnya due to several oil and gas pipelines on its territory{{fact}}, and the fact that constitutionally Chechnya, unlike Soviet Socialist Republics, did not have the right to secede{{fact}}, has led to armed conflicts between the forces of the self-declared government and the Russian Federal army.
		The Terek Kazak army was established in lowland Chechnya in 1577.
		At this time, the slave trade also re-emerged in Chechnya (the earliest known person taken as a Chechen slave, Vladimir Yepishin, was kidnapped in 1989 and released in 2002, and claims to have come in contact with other slaves kidnapped by Chechens in the mid-80s [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1875162.stm]).
	q-basic.xodox.de /Chechnya (3934 words)

	What of Chechnya?, by Joe Lokey (2.2)
		She had come to this international forum to add the voice of Chechnya to the world's plea for the ban of landmines as a weapon of war.
		The pre-war population in Chechnya was close to a million inhabitants.
		The real tragedy of Chechnya may be the global inaction and indifference that vividly demonstrates a darker side of humanity.
	maic.jmu.edu /journal/2.2/editors/chechnya.htm (1173 words)

	CHECHENPRESS \|\| State News Agency of Chechen Republic Ichkeria
		Ingushetiya’s national flag adopted on 15 July 1994 consists of the following: a rectangular white cloth, with a solar sign in the centre in the form of a red circle with three arched rays emanating from it. The ratio of width to length is 1:2.
		The same flag was used by the National Trust Government of Khadzhiev, during the elections of the head of Chehchnya (D.Zavgaev) in December 1995 and during the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
		The flag’s width in proportion to its length is 2:3.
	chechenpress.co.uk /content/2008/04/04/hist01.shtml (902 words)

	History of Chechnya
		In December 1993, with Moscow's internecine conflict at an end and the Vice President and leading parliamentarians in jail, Chechnya refused to participate in either the elections to a new parliament or the referendum on the new Constitution.
		This decree was clearly aimed at the operations in Chechnya by Dudaev's forces in the wake of Kizlyar and Pervomaiskoye.
		In recounting this event, Igor Rotar' of Izvestiya noted the rise of Islamic sentiment in Chechnya as a result of the war and the analogous effect of the Caucasian Wars of the 19th century on the consolidation of Islam in the North Caucasus.
	www.amina.com /article/icbrief.html (5492 words)

	Chechnya (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The accords declared that Chechnya's national status would be decided by the end of [[2001]], but gave the [[IchkeriaRepublic of Ichkeria]] de-facto independence in the meantime{{fact}}.
		Another factor are economic interests: Chechnya possesses large oil reserves, and the Russians are concerned that prolonged instability may lead to third parties entering the region in order to seek to control the oil, causing further instability and war{{fact}}.
		His position as a rebel is also unknown, leading the Russians and others to speculate that his selection marks the continued rise of Basayev – with Saidullayev as a figurehead – and the dearth of leadership figures that remain in the Chechen separatist movement.
	chechnya.quickseek.com (3245 words)

	Chechnya Did You Mean chechnya (Site not responding. Last check: )
		At this time, the slave trade also re-emerged in Chechnya (the earliest known person taken as a Chechen slave, Vladimir Yepishin, was kidnapped in 1989 and released in 2002, and claims to have come in contact with other slaves kidnapped by Chechens in the mid-80s 4).
		The accords declared that Chechnya's national status would be decided by the end of 2001, but gave the Republic of Ichkeria de-facto independence in the meantime.
		Today, Chechen separatists still claim an independent Chechnya and have orchestrated terrorist attacks in the republic and within Russia itself, leading President Putin to place the conflict within the guise of the War on Terrorism after the attacks of September 11th.
	www.did-you-mean.com /Chechnya.html (3745 words)

	Independentist flag of Chechenia (Russia, 1990ies)
		According to Lux-Wurm’ book [lux01], the «national flag, October 1992», is similar in design to the preceding flag, but in proportions 1:2, the height of the green field being 60% of the total height of the flag and an emblem being placed on the green stripe.
		I would also read his sentence as ’the lone wolf flag’ being the name or nick name of the flag, or maybe describing just the most important (at the time) element of the flag, and assuming that other elements are well known.
		Flags without the symbol are also reported to be in use.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ru-ce_h9.html (1406 words)

	Chechnya
		He was ultimately defeated after fighting the Russians across both Chechnya and Dagestan.In 1869 he was given permission to retire to the holy city of Mecca, and he travelled there through Istanbul.
		Yeltsin hoped to use the victory to overtake political opponents and win in the 1996 presidential elections, which was extremely uncertain as opponents within the former Communist Party and nationalists under Vladimir Zhirinovsky had gained a large amount of popular support while Yeltsin's approval ratings hovered in the single digits.
		Today, Chechen separatists still claim an independent Chechnya and have orchestrated terrorist attacks in the republic and within Russia itself, leading President Putin to place the conflict within the guise of the War on Terrorism after the attacks of September 11th (See September 11th, 2001 attacks).
	creekin.net /n38-chechnya.html (2632 words)

	National Geographic News @ nationalgeographic.com
		These were some of the horrors that Russian television viewers witnessed nightly during their government's final assault on Groznyy, capital of the breakaway republic of Chechnya, in January and early February.
		Though Groznyy has fallen, there is no guarantee that similar scenes will not be repeated in the weeks and months ahead, as a determined force of self-styled freedom fighters in one of Russia's mountainous southern republics promises renewed resistance against the might of Russian arms.
		Chechnya is a small nation, about the size of the state of Connecticut, populated largely by a distinctive Muslim ethnic group.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2000/02/0217_chechen.html (1065 words)

	Chechenia (Russia)
		Though on Nov 23 1990 Chechen adopted their national flag with red, white, red stripes, I don't think this is the same flag as the flag of Government of national renovation of Chechenya with red, white, red in 1994.
		The adoption of the current Chechen national flag in its current pattern its from 23-11-1990 I believe that the design with alternate bars was a proposal rejected in the Chechen National Congress (1990) sponsorized by the pro-communist forces, and adopted by the opposition later.
		The proposed flag remain as party flag and was later adopted by the pouppet government 1994-96.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/ru-ce.html (951 words)

	Reference for Chechnya - Search.com
		In 1783, Russia and the eastern Georgian kingdom of Kartl-Kakheti (which was devastated by Turkish and Persian invasions) signed the Treaty of Georgievsk, according to which Kartl-Kakheti received protection by Russia.
		Chechnya, let's break the silence Txetxènia, trenquem ms.
		The attack on the ICRC hospital in Novye Atagi
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Chechnya (3412 words)

	Archive Detail
		Blamed by the public for Russia’s feebleness, Yeltsin and his hardline friends invaded Chechnya mostly to show they were still in charge, probably little guessing that their bright idea would end 21 months later, in 1996, in humiliation.
		In military terms, Chechnya is too small a territory and the war is too intimate to absorb many foreigners; Chechnya is not Afghanistan, but a place smaller than Wales.
		Chechnya, what Yeltsin liked to say was an ‘internal affair’ and Putin calls ‘part of the international war on terrorism’, is becoming everybody’s business.
	www.theecologist.org /archive_detail.asp?content_id=375 (3979 words)

	History of Chechnya: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Russian federal forces overran Grozny (Grozny: The capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields) in November, 1994.
		Although the forces achieved some initial successes, the federal military made a number of critical strategic blunders during the Chechnya campaign and was widely perceived as incompetent.
		In a controversial decision, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity on December 31, 2002 and committed to a psychiatric (psychiatric: psychiatry is a branch of medicine that studies and treats mental and emotional disorders...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/history_of_chechnya (2383 words)

	War in Chechnya - 1999, news archive
		Russian flag is raised over the city and federal provisional administration is in control.
		General Manilov also said that under favorable conditions Chechnya may be liberated from all terrorists by the end of the year.
		Russian federal authorities in Chechnya announced today that all Chechen refugees will be able to return to Chechnya by December 25 of this year.
	www.aeronautics.ru /chechnya/111299.htm (897 words)

	Chechenia (Russia)
		I seriously think the flag of Tartarstan was used as a big part of the design of the new Chechnya flag.
		The State flag, the arms and a hymn of the Chechen Republic, their description and the order of official use are established by the law of Republic.
		The red flag was at Chechens during many centuries, and green color symbolizes confessional accessory of the most part of the population of republic, has told Danilbek Tamkaev, vice-president of the State Council of the Chechen Republic, head of working group for preparation of projects of the Chechen state symbolics.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ru-ce.html (900 words)

	AEI - Short Publications - Chechnya
		Finally, in August and September 1999, 1,200-2,000 fighters invaded Dagestan from Chechnya with the goal of establishing an "Islamic republic of North Caucasus." They were repelled by primarily local troops and militia supported by the overwhelming majority of the multiethnic and predominantly Muslim population of Dagestan.
		Although in both Palestine and Chechnya the secular and religious components have coexisted in the movement for independence, the Islamic element steadily strengthened at the expense of the secular objectives.
		Declaring Chechnya "autonomous" and "walking away" are perforce unacceptable to Russian public opinion because Moscow already "walked away" in Khasavyurt in 1996, with resulting periodic raids on Russian territory, the death of more than 300 people in the bombing of three apartment buildings (one in Moscow) in August 1999, and the invasion of Dagestan.
	www.aei.org /publications/pubID.15848/pub_detail.asp (5586 words)

	CHECHNYA FREE.RU \| Chechen News, History, Traditions, Economics - This's topical
		Lyric of the anthem of the Republic of Chechnya (in Chechen)
		Lyric of the anthem of the Republic of Chechnya (in Russian)
		Polyphony of the anthem of the Republic of Chechnya
	www.chechnyafree.ru /en/article.php?IBLOCK_CODE=topeng (99 words)

	PARAMETERS, US Army War College Quarterly - Summer 1999
		The Russian Republic of Chechnya is located in the southeastern part of Russia near the northwestern end of the Caspian Sea.
		Chechnya was a society run by the rule of the clan.
		A recent article about Chechnya noted that younger members of the native population there are also having serious troubles with stress-induced injuries from the war.
	www.carlisle.army.mil /usawc/Parameters/99summer/thomas.htm (6199 words)

	False Flag Operations
		False flag operations are covert operations conducted by governments, corporations, or other organizations, which are designed to appear as if they are being carried out by other entities.
		False flag operations are not limited to war and counter-insurgency operations, and have been used in peace-time; for example, during Italy's strategy of tension.
		Because the enemy's flag was hung instead of the flag of the real country of the attacking ship, it was called a "false flag" attack.
	www.wanttoknow.info /falseflag (1787 words)

	Wide Angle . Greetings from Grozny . Timeline: Explore Checnya's Turbulent Past \| PBS
		When they were held, Dudayev was elected as president of Chechnya and promptly declared Chechnya's independence from the Soviet Union.
		Chechnya did not participate in the December 1993 elections for a new Russian parliament.
		The Chechen flag: The color green and the wolf represent Islam and the Chechen people.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/wideangle/shows/chechnya/timeline6.html (311 words)

	News Event >> Conflict & Tragedy >> Bomb blast kills five policemen in Chechnya :: Chechnya, Russia
		Four police officers were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in Grozny, Chechnya, Russian prosecutors said Monday...Criminal proceedings have also been initiated in connection with the incident, the Russian news agency said.
		At least five police officers were killed in Chechnya on Sunday when a makeshift remote-controlled bomb exploded in Grozny, the capital, the authorities and local news services said.
		Five policemen were killed when a home-made mine loaded with shrapnel exploded in the restive Russian province of Chechnya, a local police official told AFP on Monday.
	www.allvoices.com /newsevents/408119-chechnya-bomb (1309 words)

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