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Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov (born 5 October 1976) is a Russian politician and current Head of the Chechen Republic. He was formerly affiliated to the Chechen independence movement, through his father who was the separatist-appointed mufti of Chechnya. He is a colonel general in the Russian military.
- Akhmad Kadyrov
His son, Ramzan Kadyrov, who led his father's militia,...
- Violent Power Struggles
The Sulim Yamadayev–Ramzan Kadyrov power struggle was a feud...
- Head of The Chechen Republic
Standard of the head of the Chechen Republic. Incumbent....
- Kadyrovites
Kadyrov was killed on 9 May 2004 in the 2004 Grozny stadium...
- Akhmat-Yurt
On May 21, 2019, the local residents in the village made a...
- Said-Magomed Kakiyev
Said-Magomed Shamaevich Kakiyev (Russian: Саид-Магомед...
- Adam Delimkhanov
Adam Sultanovich Delimkhanov (Russian: Адам Султанович...
- Sulim Yamadayev
Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov confirmed on 1 April that...
- Anna Politkovskaya
Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya (née Mazepa; 30 August 1958 –...
- Akhmad Kadyrov
Mar 16, 2022 · In recent weeks images circulated of Mr Kadyrov apparently addressing thousands of fighters in Grozny, the Chechen capital, and of Chechens apparently in Ukraine praying in the forest before ...
Nov 9, 2023 · The leader of the Russian republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, recently authorized police to shoot to kill pro-Palestinian protesters who might take to the streets of Chechnya. The orders came...
- Who Is Ramzan Kadyrov?
- ‘Kadyrovtsy’ in Ukraine
- ‘PR Initiative’
Kadyrov came to power in 2007, three years after his father, former Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov, was assassinated. The two fought in the first Chechen War(1994-96) on the side of pro-independence forces but in the Second Chechen War (1999-2000) switched sides and helped the Russian army defeat them. As a result, Chechnya lost its short-lived i...
The deployment of Chechen troops to Ukraine has been yet another act of loyalty from Kadyrov towards the Kremlin. In his February 26 video, he said: “The president took the right decision and we will carry out his orders under any circumstances.” Kadyrov has claimed that Chechen volunteers ready to go to Ukraine are in the tens of thousands. A repo...
Apart from claiming various military successes, Kadyrov has also posted on social media about Chechen soldiers distributing humanitarian aid, which he said had been bought with money from the Akhmad fund. “There is a clear communication or PR task which is implemented by Chechen troops in Ukraine,” Grigory Shvedov, chief editor of Caucasus-focused ...
Who is Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen leader who vowed to back Putin - The Washington Post. Ramzan Kadyrov offered troops to stop Wagner. Here’s what to know about him. By Andrea Salcedo. ,...
Mar 9, 2015 · 21 May 2020. AFP. Ramzan Kadyrov has made strict adherence to Islam a feature of his leadership. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is one of the most powerful and most feared men in Russia. For...
