Event First Chechen War

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Was a war of independence which the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria waged against the Russian Federation from December 1994 to August 1996.

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1. Chechen Secession

Was the secession of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria from the Soviet Union at the beginning of the First Chechen War.

  • January 1993: In 1992 the Ingush joined the newly created Russian Federation to try to resolve the conflict with Ossetia peacefully.
  • September 1991: Militants of the All-National Congress of the Chechen People (NCChP) party, created by the former Soviet Air Force general Dzhokhar Dudayev, stormed a session of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR Supreme Soviet with the aim of asserting independence.
  • November 1991: Chechnya declared full independence from Moscow in 1993 as the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI).

2. Russian military intervention (First Chechen War)

Was the Russian military intervention in the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria during the First Chechen War.

  • August 1996: Battle of Grozny (August 1996).
  • February 1995: The First Battle of Grozny took place in 1995 in the capital of Chechnya.
  • February 1995: The First Battle of Grozny took place in 1995 in the capital of Chechnya.
  • April 1995: The border village of Samashki was seized by Russian troops.
  • August 1996: Battle of Grozny (August 1996).

3. Khasav-Yurt Accord

Russia and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria signed the Khasav-Yurt Accord on 31 August 1996, ending the First Chechen War.

  • August 1996: Khasav-Yurt Accord. Continuation of Chechnya's de facto independence, however de jure it remained a part of the Russian Federation,.
  • August 1996: Khasav-Yurt Accord. Continuation of Chechnya's de facto independence, however de jure it remained a part of the Russian Federation,.