Since the 1991 Chechen Revolution , Chechnya has had several leaders, representing both pro- and anti-Russian forces. This article lists the heads of state and government of both the nationalist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the Russian-backed Chechen Republic , as well as the leaders of the jihadist Caucasus Emirate .
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1991–2007)
President
Prime minister
Portrait
Name(lifespan)
Term of office(duration)
Party
Dzhokhar Dudayev(1944–1996)
9 November 1991 – 21 April 1996
(1991-11-09 – 1996-04-21 ) †
[ 5] [ 2] (4 years, 164 days)
All-National Congress of the Chechen People
Vacant 21 April – 16 October 1996
(1996-04-21 – 1996-10-16 ) [ 5] (178 days)
Aslan Maskhadov(1951–2005)
16 October 1996 – 12 January 1998
(1996-10-16 – 1998-01-12 ) [ 5] (1 year, 88 days)
National Independence Party
12 January – 3 July 1998
(1998-01-12 – 1998-07-03 ) [ 5] (172 days)
Military [ 5] /Marşanan Toba [ 6]
Aslan Maskhadov(1951–2005)
3 July 1998 – 8 March 2005
(1998-07-03 – 2005-03-08 ) †
[ 5] (6 years, 248 days)
National Independence Party
Abdul-Halim Sadulayev(1966–2006)
23 August 2005 – 17 June 2006
(2005-08-23 – 2006-06-17 ) †
[ 5] (298 days)
Independent
Shamil Basayev(1965–2006)
17 June – 10 July 2006
(2006-06-17 – 2006-07-10 ) † [ 5] (23 days)
Military/Marşanan Toba
Dokka Umarov(1964–2013)
10 July 2006 – 31 October 2007
(2006-07-10 – 2007-10-31 ) [ 5] (1 year, 113 days)
Independent
23 November 2007 – present (17 years, 69 days)
Independent
Chechen Republic (1993–1996)
Head of the Republic
Portrait
Name(lifespan)
Term of office(duration)
Party
16 December 1993 – 1 November 1995
(1993-12-16 – 1995-11-01 ) [ 7] (1 year, 320 days)
Marşo[ 8]
1 November 1995 – 15 November 1996
(1995-11-01 – 1996-11-15 ) [ 9] [ 10] (1 year, 14 days)
Independent
Prime minister
Portrait
Name(lifespan)
Term of office(duration)
Party
Ali Alavdinov
(born 1940)[ 11]
5 July – 25 October 1994
(1994-07-05 – 1994-10-25 ) [ 10] (112 days)
Independent
25 October 1994 – 24 October 1995
(1994-10-25 – 1995-10-24 ) [ 10] (364 days)
Daymoxk[ 12]
Doku Zavgayev
[ f] (born 1940)
25 October 1995 – March 1996 [ 13] [ 10] (c. 129 days )
Independent
Sanaki Arbiyev
March – 13 April 1996 [ 10] (c. 44 days )
Independent
13 April – 7 November 1996
(1996-04-13 – 1996-11-07 ) [ 10] (208 days)
Independent
Chechen Republic (1999–present)
Head of the Republic
Portrait
Name(lifespan)
Term of office(duration)
Party
30 September 1999 – 12 June 2000
(1999-09-30 – 2000-06-12 ) [ 5] (256 days)
Independent
12 June 2000 – 9 May 2004
(2000-06-12 – 2004-05-09 ) [ 14] † (3 years, 332 days)
Independent
9 May – 5 October 2004
(2004-05-09 – 2004-10-05 ) [ 15] (149 days)
Independent
5 October 2004 – 15 February 2007
(2004-10-05 – 2007-02-15 ) [ 16] (2 years, 133 days)
Independent
15 February 2007 – present [ 17] (17 years, 351 days)
United Russia
Prime minister
Portrait
Name(lifespan)
Term of office(duration)
Party
Stanislav Ilyasov
(born 1953)[ 18]
19 January 2001 – 7 November 2002
(2001-01-19 – 2002-11-07 ) [ 10] [ 19] (1 year, 292 days)
Independent
13 November 2002 – 10 February 2003
(2002-11-13 – 2003-02-10 ) [ 20] (89 days)
Independent
10 February 2003 – 16 March 2004
(2003-02-10 – 2004-03-16 ) [ 21] (1 year, 35 days)
Independent
16 March 2004 – 17 November 2005
(2004-03-16 – 2005-11-17 ) [ 22] [ i] (1 year, 247 days)
Independent
17 November 2005 – 10 April 2007
(2005-11-17 – 2007-04-10 ) [ j] (1 year, 143 days)
United Russia
10 April 2007 – 17 May 2012
(2007-04-10 – 2012-05-17 ) [ 24] [ 25] (5 years, 37 days)
United Russia
17 May 2012 – 25 June 2018
(2012-05-17 – 2018-06-25 ) [ 26] (6 years, 39 days)
United Russia
25 June 2018 – present [ 27] (6 years, 220 days)
United Russia
Caucasus Emirate (2007–2016)
Emir
Name(lifespan)
Term of office(duration)
Dokka Umarov(1964–2013)
31 October 2007 – 7 September 2013
(2007-10-31 – 2013-09-07 ) †
[ 28] (5 years, 311 days)
18 March 2014 – 19 April 2015
(2014-03-18 – 2015-04-19 ) †
[ 29] (1 year, 32 days)
2 July – 11 September 2015
(2015-07-02 – 2015-09-11 ) †
[ 30] [ 31] (71 days)
Islamic State – Caucasus Province
See also
Notes
^ De facto leader as Chief of the Executive of the All-National Congress of the Chechen People between 8 June[ 1] and 2 November 1991.[ 2] Elected as President 27 October 1991.[ 3]
^ Vainakh Democratic Party before January 1997.[ 4]
^ Possibly also Shamsuddin Batukayev [ru ] .
^ Officially titled Head of the Provisional Council.
^ Officially titled Chairman of the Provisional Council until 23 October 1994, then titled head of the National Salvation Government.
^ Officially titled Head of the National Salvation Government until 26 October 1995.
^ Officially titled Head of the Temporary Administration.
^ Officially titled Head of the Provisional Administration until 19 January 2001.
^ Injured in a car crash on 17 November 2005; held formal power until officially resigning on 28 February 2006.[ 23]
^ Acting until 28 February 2006.[ 23]
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