What is the education of the head of Chechnya Kadyrov. Ramzan Kadyrov, biography, news, photos. Appointment of relatives to leading positions in Chechnya
Ramzan Kadyrov, whose biography began in the village of Tsentoroi, then the Chechen-Ingush Union Republic, was born on October 5, 1976.
The story of how the future president of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, whose biography will be described in this article, grew up and what he did, is impossible without mentioning who his father was -
Father
Ramzan's father was a well-known religious and political figure in Chechnya and abroad, for several years he was considered the supreme mufti of the Republic of Ichkeria, unrecognized by either Russia or other countries of the world. In the first Chechen campaign, he fought on the side of the separatists, in the second - he went over to the side of government troops. Then he became the president of Chechnya, and on May 9, 2004, he died at the hands of terrorists. A few years will pass, and his son, Ramzan Kadyrov, will become his successor.
His biography continues with the end of the school in his native village of Tsentoroi in 1992. Further - participation in the first Chechen campaign on the side of the separatists. In the second company, he, following his father, goes over to the side of the Russian troops. In 1996, he became his assistant, who was then a mufti. Then Ramzan takes the post of head of his guard.
Ramzan Kadyrov, whose biography has changed radically after defecting to the Russian government, from 2000 to 2002 worked as a staff inspector for communications and special equipment in a company of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Its tasks included the protection of officials and special objects belonging to the state authorities of the Chechen Republic.
According to official data, he did not take part in the First Chechen War (1994-1996).
After the first Chechen war, he worked since 1996, worked as an assistant and personal bodyguard of his father, Mufti of the Chechen Republic Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, at that time one of the leaders of the seratist and anti-Russian movement in Chechnya, who declared "jihad" to Russia. In 1992-1999 the father and son of the Kadyrovs were considered supporters first of Dzhokhar Dudayev, and after his death in 1996 - of Aslan Maskhadov.
In 1999, A. Kadyrov, together with his son, went over to the side of the federal troops and became a fighter against separatism.
In 2000, R. Kadyrov headed the security service of A. Kadyrov, the head of the administration, and then the president of Chechnya.
On May 12, 2000, he survived the first attempt - on the federal highway "Kavkaz" on the eastern outskirts of Grozny, an explosive device went off next to R. Kadyrov's jeep. He received a slight concussion. Akhmat Kadyrov accused Aslan Maskhadov of organizing the assassination attempt.
On January 16, 2001, terrorists planted a bomb in a drain under the federal highway "Caucasus" on the route of R. Kadyrov in the vicinity of Gudermes. Kadyrov and his entourage escaped with bruises.
On September 30, 2002, unknown people fired at Ramzan's car in the village of Novogroznensky in the Gudermes region of Chechnya. One of his subordinates was wounded.
March 22, 2003 announced that he had managed to negotiate the voluntary surrender of 46 armed militants who laid down their arms under the personal guarantee of his father. Most of the militants who agreed to stop armed resistance were enrolled in the security service of Akhmat Kadyrov.
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On July 17, 2003, he stated that he managed to convince 40 militants from among Maskhadov's personal guard to voluntarily lay down their arms. In addition, he claimed that he entered into negotiations with the separatists from the detachment of Ruslan Gelayev, 170 of whose fighters expressed their readiness to lay down their arms.
On July 27, 2003, in the village of Tsotsan-Yurt, Kurchaloy District, another attempt to blow up R. Kadyrov was interrupted by the guards. The suicide bomber herself and a local resident died.
In September 2003, at a press conference in Moscow, Chechen presidential candidate Malik Saidullaev said that his assistants were being kidnapped and tortured, moreover, Ramzan Kadyrov was personally involved in this. (NG, September 10, 2003)
Such accusations against Kadyrov were not isolated. For example, the site vip.lenta.ru claimed that “the detachments of Kadyrov Jr. became a more terrible punishment for Chechens than detachments of Russian soldiers and policemen, that Kadyrov’s thugs tortured and kidnapped people, putting cruel skills and habits acquired at the service of Russia. service to the separatists. (vip.lenta.ru, December 29, 2004).
On November 30, 2003, Ramzan Kadyrov announced that a group of Chechen businessmen had offered a $5 million reward for reliable information about the whereabouts of Shamil Basayev, and promised to catch the terrorist by 2004.
In March 2004, he announced that through intermediaries he was negotiating with Maskhadov about the possibility of voluntary surrender of the latter. Later, Kadyrov Jr. claimed that Russian troops had disrupted the talks by shooting Maskhadov's emissaries through whom contact was maintained with the president of Ichkeria.
On April 22, 2004, he promised "In two or three years there will be no militants in Chechnya. For most of the militants, the last summer and winter are coming." ("Kommersant Vlast", August 2, 2004).
On April 29, 2004, he stated that the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the CRI, Movladi Udugov, was spreading rumors about his death. "This is Udugov's latest gossip. Basayev and Maskhadov's greatest desire is my death," Ramzan said live on NTV. (RIA Novosti, April 29, 2004)
On May 2, 2004, a car with Akhmad Kadyrov's security officers was blown up in Grozny. One person died.
On May 9, 2004, an explosion occurred at the Dynamo stadium in Grozny. The bomb was located on the central tribune of the stadium, where at that time a concert was held on the occasion of the Victory Day. Akhmat Kadyrov died. The explosion injured 63 people, seven of them died, including the chairman of the State Council of the republic Khusein Isaev. Valery Baranov, First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, was also wounded. On the same day, R. Kadyrov was received by President Putin, who expressed his condolences to him in connection with the death of his father.
On May 13, 2004, at a joint meeting of the State Council and the government of Chechnya, an appeal was made to Putin asking him to support Kadyrov's candidacy for the presidency of Chechnya and to take "all measures to remove obstacles to his registration." According to the Constitution of Chechnya, Kadyrov did not have the right to run for president, since he was not 30 years old. Ziyad Sabsabi, head of the administration of the President and Government of the Republic of Chechnya, said: "Chechnya is an exceptional region, non-standard decisions can be made here. And the President of Russia, who has great powers, can find an opportunity to satisfy our request." Kadyrov himself, in an interview with reporters, said that he "won't succeed" in becoming president. However, answering the question: “What if the people ask?” Kadyrov replied: “Where will you go if the people say so?” (Gazeta.Ru, May 13, 2004; Kommersant, May 14, 2004)
On June 2, 2004, Kommersant wrote: “The Kremlin has already decided on a candidate for the presidency of Chechnya. According to sources close to Ramzan Kadyrov, it was Chechen Interior Minister Alu Alkhanov, a man of Akhmat Kadyrov and a figure practically unknown until now. Putin Kadyrov, Jr." (Kommersant, June 2, 2004)
On June 7, 2004, Kadyrov delivered an ultimatum to the militants on a local TV channel, in which he suggested that they lay down their arms and voluntarily surrender to the authorities within three days. "Otherwise, you will be destroyed. You were given the opportunity to report to law enforcement agencies for a long time, lay down your arms and return to civilian life. If you refused this, it means that your choice is conscious, and there is no other way than to destroy you, you don't leave," he warned. (Interfax, June 7, 2004) In June 2004, in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper, he said: “Bandits and criminals are afraid of me, whether they are in uniform or without them. Ordinary people have nothing to fear from me. They treated me and treat me normally, with respect. A thousand and a thousand people came to my father's funeral. Isn't this proof that the Kadyrovs are treated well in Chechnya? It was not Kadyrov who first spoke about the danger of the Wahhabis. Even the prophet Muhammad warned that such people would come and you should not talk to them but to destroy. My father explained that wherever there were Wahhabis, there would be evil and blood. Of course, my father understood perfectly well what war with them threatened him. He admitted that he set himself up, his family and all relatives. He said that he had done it deliberately for the sake of the people. (Kommersant, June 8, 2004)
On June 10, 2004, Ramzan Kadyrov declared: "Alkhanov is a worthy comrade-in-arms of Akhmat Kadyrov, his candidacy was unanimously chosen by the supporters of the late president of Chechnya." (Gazeta.ru, June 10, 2004)
On July 13, 2004, during the battle in the vicinity of the village of Avtury (Shalinsky district), six employees of the security service of the President of Chechnya were killed, 12 were captured and captured. (Gazeta.Ru, July 13, 2004)
On July 21, 2004, Chechen Interior Minister Alu Alkhanov announced that the security service of the Chechen president should be liquidated and a new combat unit should be created in the structure of the Russian Interior Ministry - a special forces regiment for combat operations against militants. Its main staff should be staffed by former security officers, i.e. amnestied militants. (Kommersant, July 21, 2004: NG, July 22, 2004)
On August 20, 2004, Kadyrov, in an interview with the Mze television company, stated that 5,000 Chechens were ready to enter Tskhinvali to settle the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. According to him, representatives of South Ossetia addressed him with such a request. He invited Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to come to Chechnya: "Let him come and see how exhausted the people are." (Echo of Moscow, August 20, 2004)
On September 17, 2004, shortly after the hostage-taking in Beslan, Kadyrov stated that the Chechen leadership was concerned about the statements of some politicians about the search for a "Chechen trace" in the monstrous terrorist attack in Beslan, as well as "cases of harassment of representatives of the Chechen nationality outside the republic": " We must understand that we are faced with international terrorism, which is international, and we must not make a distinction among the bandits who shed the blood of civilians.In Chechnya, there are many representatives of different nationalities among the militants, and yet we are not looking for Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, etc. .d. trace". (RIA Novosti, September 17, 2004)
On September 17, 2004, the Ulyanovsk Regional Pardon Commission issued a decision to pardon former Colonel Yuri Budanov, who was serving a sentence for the murder of a Chechen girl, with the full return of his title and awards. In this regard, Kadyrov said: "If Budanov leaves the place of deprivation of liberty ahead of time, thousands of Elza Kungayeva's peers may take to the streets of Grozny, who today demand to punish Maskhadov and Basayev for the terrorist attacks and for whom Budanov is the same criminal as these leaders of terrorists ... There is no difference between Basayev and Budanov, because both of them are guilty of killing civilians. The decision of the Ulyanovsk commission is a spit in the soul of the long-suffering Chechen people." Also widely quoted in the press was the following statement by Kadyrov: "If this (the pardoning of Budanov) happens, we will find a way to give him what he deserves." (Izvestia, September 20, 2004)
At the end of September 2004, in the Nozhai-Yurtovsky district of Chechnya, an operation began by special forces of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs to encircle the gang of Akhmed Avdorkhanov, among whose members, as expected, Maskhadov was supposed to be. The operation was led by Kadyrov. On September 30, he stated that Maskhadov was among the surviving bandits and "would be caught within a week." However, Alexander Potapov, deputy head of the Federal Security Service for Chechnya, said: “Firstly, apart from speculation, there is no reliable evidence that Aslan Maskhadov is in the place where he is being sought today. And secondly, even if he was there, then already out of the encirclement and it will be very difficult to catch or eliminate him." (Kommersant, October 1, 2004) During the week, Maskhadov was not caught.
On October 5, 2004 Alkhanov was inaugurated. I received the presidential certificate not from the hands of the chairman of the election commission, as is usually the case, but directly from Ramzan Kadyrov.
Immediately after taking office, Alkhanov dismissed the government of Chechnya, headed by Sergei Abramov, in full force, immediately appointing Abramov acting. chairman of the new government. Shortly before the inauguration, Alkhanov said that Abramov and Ramzan Kadyrov "will remain in their posts."
On October 19, 2004, he was appointed adviser to Dmitry Kozak, Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Southern Federal District. This post did not provide for significant powers, but it seriously changed the status of Kadyrov's staff. First of all, the fact that in the eyes of most Chechen officials Kadyrov began to look like a representative of the federal government. (Profile, October 25, 2004)
On October 22, 2004, speaking about the results of the operation in the Kurchaloyevsky, Gudermessky, Nozhai-Yurtovsky districts of Chechnya, he stated that “Basayev himself was among a large group of militants, his personal guard Akhmed Avdorkhanov was seriously wounded. In total, more than 20 militants were killed, 5 bandits were detained.” In addition, Kadyrov claimed that Aslan Maskhadov was ready to give up and was looking for a way out to the "federal center". (ITAR-TASS, October 22, 2004)
Maskhadov's representative, Usman Ferzauli, said on this occasion that rumors about the surrender of his boss were spread for propaganda purposes: "They have no choice - they can't catch him." ("Kommersant", October 23, 2004)
At the end of October 2004, the Argumenty i Fakty weekly published an interview with Dmitry Rogozin in which he said of Kadyrov: “Kadyrov Jr. is constantly shown on central television, who now and then cheekily pats Chechen President Alkhanov on the back. can any of our security officials or ministers guarantee that "our Kadyrov" with his 10,000 bearded eagles will always be loyal to Russia? blocked the center of Moscow with an armored ZIL and ten guard cars with flashing lights accompanying it! This is how he demonstrates that he considers himself the new master of Russia. Unfortunately, this is also a sure sign of the weakness of the federal government, currying favor with the former Chechen brothers." (AiF, No. 43, 2004)
On November 4, 2004, Kadyrov stated: "If an order is given to eliminate the terrorists in Pankisi [the Pankisi Gorge in Georgia where Chechen bandits were supposed to be hiding], it will be carried out immediately." Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, when asked to comment on this statement, said: "What comment can be made on the statement of some bandit! He does not represent the Chechen people, and I do not welcome his presence in Georgia." (Kommersant, November 6, 2004)
In November 2004, in an interview with the Mze television company, he said that 5,000 Chechens were ready to enter Tskhinvali to maintain peace in the region, and that representatives of South Ossetia had approached him with a corresponding request.
On December 7, 2004, Chechnya's prosecutor Vladimir Kravchenko announced that the republic's law enforcement agencies had begun "continuous inspections of compliance with the law in the field of compensation" for destroyed housing, in which incredible corruption reigned. Shortly before this, Kadyrov was appointed head of the compensation commission. (Kommersant, December 8, 2004) On December 10, 2004, he said: "The first arrests have already been made; intermediaries who received money from the applicants have been detained, promising to expedite the process of listing and receiving compensation." Kadyrov also promised that he would force these persons to "return all the illegally received money" and publicly announce the names of those involved in the fraud with compensation payments. (Interfax, December 10, 2004) On December 29, 2004, Putin awarded Kadyrov the title of Hero of the Russian Federation "for courage and heroism shown in the line of duty." On January 10, 2005, in the Khasavyurt district of Dagestan, the car carrying Kadyrov's sister Zulay Kadyrova was stopped by officers from the local police department, who took her to the police department without explanation. According to other sources, either she or her guard did not have any documents with him. In general, there were many discrepancies in the reports of this incident. In the ROVD, Zulai's arm seemed to have been broken (or, according to the policemen, she herself fell during an asthma attack and injured her). According to the Chechen side, a group of employees of the Chechen Interior Ministry, headed by Deputy Interior Minister Khamzat Huseynov, left for the scene of the incident, "asked his colleagues to give an explanation about the incident and returned to Chechnya together with Kadyrova." According to the Dagestanis, "the clarification of the circumstances of the case was interrupted by the intrusion into the city of armed men led by Ramzan Kadyrov. Some of them broke into the building of the GOVD, took the persons they had brought with them and departed towards Chechnya." At the same time, several Dagestan policemen were beaten.
In early January 2005, Chechen separatist leaders sent a letter to MEPs claiming that the Russian authorities had "kidnapped" Maskhadov's relatives: two brothers, a sister, a nephew and a cousin. The authors of the letter linked the "kidnapping" with Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov's statement that the terrorists' relatives should be held responsible for the crimes of their loved ones. The capture of eight of Maskhadov's relatives was also announced by the International Federation for Human Rights and the Helsinki Group. (Izvestia, January 11, 2005; ITAR-TASS, January 20, 2005)
Human rights activists claimed that Maskhadov's relatives were captured on the orders of Kadyrov in order to force the president of Ichkeria to surrender.
Kadyrov said in response that "the official power structures of Chechnya and law enforcement agencies have nothing to do with the disappearance of Maskhadov's relatives." According to him, this became clear after "a thorough check and investigation carried out on his behalf on the territory of the republic." (ITAR-TASS, January 20, 2005)
January 25, 2005 together with Sergei Abramov participated in the ceremony of laying the first stone in the foundation of the future water park. Zelimkhan Kadyrov in Gudermes. The ceremony was also attended by pop singer Glukoza and TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak. The money for the construction was allocated by the Akhmat Kadyrov Charitable Foundation. At the beginning of February 2005, at the invitation of Sobchak, Kadyrov attended the fashion award ceremony "Crystal Image of Fashion TV".
On February 13, 2005, he announced his intention to file a lawsuit against human rights activists accusing him of kidnapping. According to Kadyrov, such accusations were groundless. (RIA Novosti, February 13, 2005)
On February 16, 2005, in the village of Tsentoroy, Chechen prosecutor Vladimir Kravchenko personally examined the basements of Kadyrov's households, in which, according to human rights activists, Maskhadov's relatives were being held, and then interrogated Kadyrov himself. He did not find any traces of the alleged hostages being kept in the cellars. (Kommersant, February 17, 2005)
However, human rights activists were skeptical about the results of the prosecutor's check. "All this is nonsense. The prosecutor did not look where the hostages could be. The real zindans are not in Kadyrov's mansions, but in completely different places - outside of Tsentoroi, and everyone knows about this," several Chechen human rights activists commented on Kravchenko's statement at once, asked not to be identified "for security reasons". (Kommersant, February 17, 2005)
On February 24, 2005, Moskovsky Komsomolets published an interview with Kadyrov, in which he said: “I give you my word, I will kill Basayev. He is my blood enemy. And he's not a man, he's a beast. It must be buried three meters deep." (MK, February 24, 2005)
On March 8, 2005 Maskhadov was killed. Kadyrov said that he died as a result of careless handling of weapons by a bodyguard who was next to him: "We intended to take him alive and, after appropriate interrogations, appoint him to the post of commander of a platoon or company in the security service," Kadyrov stressed. At the same time, Ilya Shabalkin, a representative of the regional operational headquarters for managing the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus, told reporters that Maskhadov was in an underground concrete bunker, which had to be blown up in order to get into it, and Maskhadov died from this explosion. (Gazeta.ru, March 8, 2005) According to Chechen Interior Minister Ruslan Alkhanov, the operation was prepared and carried out by the FSB. (Interfax, March 8, 2005)
On April 5, 2005, citing sources in law enforcement agencies, information appeared that Basayev was preparing major terrorist attacks on May 9. Kadyrov to the question "What measures are being taken in the republic to prevent terrorist attacks?" - answered: "We will destroy this bandit, Basayev, before May 9. At least we have such a task before us." (KP, 6 April 2005)
On April 14, 2005, he promised on May 9 to name the person who committed the terrorist attack that killed his father: "We have 99% data on who committed this crime," Kadyrov said. (RIA Novosti, April 14, 2005)
On April 27, 2005, he stated that the names of the organizers and perpetrators of the terrorist attack on May 9, 2004 in Grozny were completely established: revealed. One of the perpetrators of the terrorist attack survived - this is a person from among those who set up a landmine and directly participated in the commission of a terrorist attack. The rest, except for the customer Basayev, were killed "(Gazeta.ru, April 27, 2005)
The next day, Nikolai Shepel, Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia for the Southern Federal District, said that the investigation into the murder of Akhmat Kadyrov had virtually no results. (Kommersant, April 29, 2005).
On May 9, 2005, the names of the killers of Kadyrov Sr. were not named. Kadyrov said: "I wanted to do it, but the investigation asked me not to do it yet. I listened to the law. But before that, I destroyed the leader of that operation" ("Kommersant Vlast", July 11, 2005).
On May 16, 2005, he initiated the reburial of the remains of federal servicemen who died on the territory of the republic: "In practice, we are talking about the end of the counter-terrorist operation, but the war is not over until the last dead soldier is buried" (Kommersant, May 16, 2005)
On May 30, 2005, former Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya Bislan Gantamirov asked the federal authorities to protect his family from the actions of Kadyrov's subordinates. According to him, armed men, who introduced themselves as members of the security service of the President of Chechnya, came to the family home of the Gantamirovs on April 17, 2005. They demanded money from Gantamirov's brother Ali, and when he refused them, they took everything they could find of value from the house. According to Gantamirov, about two million rubles, personal weapons, carpets and other valuables were stolen. (Kommersant, May 31, 2005).
Then Gantamirov, through his own channels, turned to the republican FSB, and they promised to help and even sent an investigation team to Gekhi. The FSB confirmed that the check had been carried out, but they did not talk about its results. According to Gantamirov, the Kadyrovites were very dissatisfied with the intervention of the FSB and on May 27, 2005 they again came to his brother's house. According to him, they categorically demanded that the case be hushed up, threatening physical violence, which forced him to apply for protection to the federal authorities (Kommersant, May 31, 2005).
Kadyrov, commenting on this statement, said: "Gantamirov facilitated the release of militants from the encircled city at the very beginning of the counter-terrorist operation and, according to available data, still maintains stable contacts with illegal armed groups." He also said that "a criminal case was initiated against Gantamirov due to the fact that, being the Minister of Information and Press in the government of the Chechen Republic, he arbitrarily appropriated four vehicles, including an armored car that belonged to the ministry, and part of the printing equipment" (RIA Novosti, June 1, 2005) According to Kadyrov, his men simply seized illegal weapons from the Gantamirovs' house. They did not even enter the house, and the arsenal - several machine guns, a machine gun and even a grenade launcher - was given to them by Ali Gantamirov himself (RIA Novosti, June 1, 2005). According to the magazine "Vlast", in the end, the federal authorities actually took the side of Gantamirov: SOBR soldiers began to guard his ancestral home, and his relatives received protection, which caused extreme discontent among Chechen officials ("Kommersant Vlast", August 15, 2005). On June 11, 2005, Dmitry Rogozin, in a report at the congress of the Rodina party, stated: “Power in Chechnya has again been seized by legalized militants, it doesn’t matter that the local king of beasts with a hero’s star on his chest brazenly ascribes to himself the victory of the army special forces, and in the intervals between interviews seduces the impregnable beauty Sobchak. (Rodina.ru, May 11, 2005)
On June 25, 2005, celebrations took place in Gudermes on the occasion of awarding the title of Hero of Russia to Kadyrov. Well-known representatives of the Russian stage Nikolai Baskov and Diana Gurtskaya took part in the festive events, who was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Chechen Republic by decree of the President of Chechnya. (Interfax, June 25, 2005)
On June 27, 2005, he was appointed head of the Commission of the Chechen Republic to resolve the situation in the village of Borozdinovskaya, where a “cleansing operation” was carried out on June 4, as a result of which 12 people went missing.
On July 11, 2005, the Vlast weekly published a long interview with Kadyrov, in which he said: "The special forces regiment named after my father - almost 90% of them were former militants. These militants were the defenders of the people, they were simply misused.. "Dudaev was born not by Chechnya, but by Russia. He was a Soviet general. He was sent to Chechnya by certain people to start a war. Maskhadov was their colonel, Basayev was a secret service worker. And now the leadership of Russia has changed - praise be to the Almighty that there is in this position now President Putin, who wants to end the war. And in 1991, in 1992, the then leaders started this war. And President Putin is not indifferent to the fate of Chechnya. Therefore, he supported a law that amnesties these people. Their war kills. And we We don't want to kill them. We want to save our people, the whole, united Chechen people. They were used incorrectly. And we are using them in the right direction. If they want to protect the people, if they want to follow the path and Allah, then they must be with us. We explained to them that they were being used contrary to our customs. They understood it. And if someone from the military says that the militants who themselves came out of the forest should be punished, they are speaking incorrectly. The State Duma adopted the law on amnesty, and these people have rights, like all other people. We must forget those labels that they were given: militants, terrorists. They are normal people, citizens of the Chechen Republic, who want peace.” (Vlast, July 11, 2005; see other excerpts from the interview).
On July 13, 2005, he resigned as chairman of the state commission to resolve the situation in the village. Chechen Prime Minister Sergei Abramov said that Kadyrov fully coped with the tasks assigned to him, the main of which was the return of refugees.
On July 13, 2005, he accused the Federal Agency for Construction, Housing and Communal Services of embezzling budget funds allocated for the payment of monetary compensation for lost housing and property in Chechnya: “Rosstroy plundered the allocated budget money for restoration and is now stealing compensation money, and in everything blames the Chechen government," Kadyrov said. Rosstroy denied this information and stated that the lists were approved by a commission of the Chechen government and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Rosstroy only allocated money.
On August 2, 2005, the gambling business was outlawed in the republic. He gave the owners of the toy libraries a week to dismantle the equipment: "I give one week to these unfortunate entrepreneurs. Otherwise, I myself will break these installations." According to him, "gambling is contrary to the norms of Islam and has a negative impact on the upbringing of the younger generation." Denied rumors that he himself is the owner of slot machines. (RIA Novosti, August 2, 2005).
On August 4, 2005, a council of imams of Chechnya adopted a fatwa (religious decree) on the fight against Wahhabis. Kadyrov said: "I welcome this decision. Law enforcement officers must be sure that their actions do not contradict the Koran and Islam." (Kommersant, August 5, 2005)
On September 22, 2005, he spoke at a press conference in Gudermes. He said that "in any region of Russia, Chechens are persecuted for no reason, brought to the police, they are mocked for far-fetched motives. And the only reason is that they are Chechens." Then he went on to criticize the work of the Russian police officers seconded to Chechnya: "They never get out of the police department, not a single inhabitant of the republic knows them by sight, they do not know the operational situation and cannot influence the situation in their areas." Noting that a full-fledged Ministry of Internal Affairs had been created in Chechnya, Kadyrov said that the time had come to transfer the counterterrorist operation under his control. He promised to raise the issue of Chechnya's administrative borders with Ingushetia and Dagestan after the parliament was elected. In conclusion, Kadyrov criticized the work of all ministers, suggesting that President Alkhanov draw conclusions (Kommersant, September 23, 2005).
Kadyrov also said: "The President of Chechnya, the government, the heads of district administrations together must openly declare that Chechen oil, which is one of the most expensive in the world, is being exported and sold, and this money should be used to demand the restoration of the republic." Guilty of the fact that there is no progress in the restoration of Chechnya, he called the Russian government. According to Kadyrov, “Russian officials have no patriotism, no concern for the state,” so they ignored Putin’s orders regarding Chechnya: “The head of state gives them clear instructions, but they do nothing” (NG, September 23, 2005).
Kommersant quoted an unnamed "source" from the Chechen government: "This is, in fact, an election speech. And no one here has any doubt that in a year Ramzan will take the place of president." (Kommersant, September 23, 2005)
On October 12, 2005, Kadyrov stated: "The President of the Chechen Republic, Alu Alkhanov, speaking about the increasing cases of kidnapping, set us the task of turning the tide by any means. I discussed these tasks with the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic and at the same time gave an unequivocal order to destroy any cars to kidnappings." (Interfax, October 12, 2005)
In February 2007 - Alu Alkhanov asked Putin to leave, Putin introduced Kadyrov to the People's Assembly of Chechnya; All NA deputies except one voted "for".
Hero of Russia (2004).
Awarded with the medal "Defender of the Chechen Republic" (August 2005)
Master of sports in boxing.
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Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov is a bright and serious personality. We can say that this is why people who do not conduct political activities follow his life. He is the head of the Chechen Republic, actively maintains peace in his state, and also restored the city of Grozny on his own.
Some analysts argue that his reign is not without dark spots. Critics point out that Ramzan has established a dictatorial regime in the state and is a corrupt official. So who is the real Ramzan Kadyrov, a hero or a dictator? Take a look at his biography below.
The politician was born in early October 1976 in the family of an active figure in the Chechen Republic - Akhmat Kadyrov. The family was part of one of the oldest clans in the country called Ben. Literally from birth, he absorbed the traditions of his ancestors and loyalty to his loved ones. The boy went to school in the village of Tsentaroy, like all children, but the house gave him the necessary education for life. It was here that he was trained:
- handle cold weapons correctly;
- studied Chechen culture;
- ride horses.
In 1992 he completed his secondary education. Almost immediately after graduation, together with Akhmat, he joined the Chechen troops, whose enemy was the army of the federal government. The future head of Chechnya fought for 2 years against the Russian army for the independence of the state.
Further developments
After graduating from the first military group, he takes the post of manager of his father's security committee. In addition, the future politician actively participated in the discussion of political issues, while remaining the right hand of Akhmat Kadyrov. In 1999, the Chechen independence organization split.
Wahhibism, which preaches Islam in radical measures, was gaining strength in the state. At this stage, he goes over to the side of the Russian troops, with whom he began a feud with former friends.
Service to the state
- The following year, Ramzan joined the organization of a special security company, where he must protect the top leadership of Chechnya. After 2 years, he became the head of this organization. At this stage, his influence in Chechnya grew.
- It was on him that he was responsible for the successful conduct of special operations, and was also the head of negotiations with separatist groups. He wanted them to go over to the side of Russia.
- Many of the former militants went over to his side and began to serve Kadyrov as bodyguards. As a result, almost the entire part of the company consisted of former militants. Together with them, he actively fought with the remaining formations.
- During this period, they wanted to kill Ramzan Kadyrov at least five times. After his father's becoming president, Ramzan became the chief chief of the head of state's defense.
Head of Security
Ramzan held many high positions during these years:
- compensation manager;
- assistant minister of the interior.
In 2004, his father died, and his son was appointed to the post of Deputy Prime Minister. A year later, he acted as chairman of the head of Chechnya. In 2006, a conflict arose between Kadyrov and the then President Alkhanov.
The Chechen head had a federal unit, and on the side of Kadyrov was his loyal army of his own company. And a year later, Alkhanov resigned as leader of the Chechen Republic, his decision was confirmed by Vladimir Putin. The post of head finally passed to Ramzan, who was soon approved by the Chechen parliament.
The beginning of the presidential path
The first decision taken by Kadyrov was the fight against terrorists. As a result of the reforms, the number of terrorist attacks soon decreased several times. The situation in the Republic has stabilized. Peace finally reigned in the territory of the state. The achievement of the new president is the restoration of the state.
Infrastructure appeared in Grozny and other large cities, as well as new architectural sights were implemented. The Chechen Republic seemed to come to life. Ramzan Kadyrov has many awards, among the main orders I single out:
- "Hero of the Russian Federation".
- "For services to the Motherland."
- "Courage".
but on the other hand
However, there is another side to the Kadyrov government. The military, who are in his company, are repeatedly accused of killing and kidnapping civilians. The human rights organization "Memorial" recorded more than 300 cases of kidnappings in 2 years (from 2006 to 2008), 20 of which ended in death
According to some information, collective punishment has been established in the republic. If someone from the family “goes into the forest”, then the whole family dies. They also attacked journalists who worked in Chechnya.
Kadyrov's personal life
- The question of polygamy has long been circulating on the Internet. In the Caucasus, it was customary to have several wives, and today this tradition has not changed. Young girls willingly become at least the fourth spouses, the main thing is that the husband provides for their needs and devotes a little time;
- the President of the Chechen Republic successfully married. His legal wife lived in the same village with him. Her name is Medni Kadyrova, she is 7 years older than him. The future spouses met at school and since then have not been separated. The girl is a fashion designer and she herself developed her own clothing line for Muslim women "Firdaws", whose fashion house is located in the capital of the state;
- The Kadyrov family is raising their ten children - 6 daughters and 4 sons, and at the request of his wife, they adopted two kids from an orphanage in 2007. The last child, Abdullah, was born in October 2016.
Rumors of polygamy
Kadyrov is a charismatic and attractive man. It is in great demand among women. In the news, you can often see photos of Kadyrov with beautiful girls. As he claims, these are just colleagues. There are also rumors that the president married a second time, and a young girl became his chosen one.
But, as the President said, these are dirty rumors. His wife not only manages the household and takes care of the heirs, but also leads an active life position. In addition, this is love from youth, so there can be no talk of treason. The woman who designed stylish clothes for Muslim women proved to the whole world that even Caucasian girls can look beautiful.
Further activities
In 2015, a social survey was conducted on how many Russians trust Kadyrov, more than 55% treat him well. It is he who improves life in the North Caucasus. He is known for his life position, Kadyrov is active and participates in many events. Ramzan Kadyrov manages everywhere:
- candidate of economic sciences;
- master of sports in martial arts;
- loves football;
- uses the social network Instagram;
- starred in the film "Who did not understand, he will understand."
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Ramzan Kadyrov is one of the brightest, strongest and most controversial personalities in modern politics. This is probably one of the reasons for the interest persistently shown by various categories of people in his political path and personal life. It is an indisputable fact that being at the head of the Chechen Republic, Kadyrov made a clear contribution to the restoration and development of both the city of Grozny and to the formation of the infrastructure of the republic as a whole.
And yet, according to a considerable number of political analysts, Kadyrov's rule causes not only rosy associations: many accuse him of dictatorial habits, promoting corruption and participating in the development of the shadow economy of the republic. So, Ramzan Kadyrov: a worthy leader and patriot of his people, or a stern despot, a hero and defender of the interests of the nation, or the leader of a gang of radicals who regularly and ruthlessly violate human rights? Let's try to separate the truth from the slander and figure it out.
Biographical milestones in the life of Ramzan Kadyrov
Ramzan Kadyrov, whose biography is filled with rather controversial events, was born on 10/5/1976 in Tsentaroy, Chechen-Ingush SSR. He is the son of Akhmat Kadyrov, a popular politician in the Caucasus, whose family belonged to the largest family of the Republic of Chechnya - the Benoy clan. From early childhood, Ramzan was accustomed to strict observance of tribal traditions, respect and loyalty to his family.
In the secondary school of his native city, the future leader of the Chechen Republic learned the intricacies of the national culture, but here the boys - future defenders - were taught horseback riding and the use of edged weapons. In 1992, Kadyrov was drafted into the Chechen army, the main idea of which was to act against the troops of the federal government.
In the service, Ramzan became famous for his active position regarding the independence of Chechnya, and after the end of the first military campaign in unrecognized Ichkeria, he headed the post of leader of the security committee of Mufti Akhmat Kadyrov, being not only his faithful assistant, but also a bodyguard. Ramzan actively participated in the discussions of the most important political decisions, being a staunch follower of his father, who, in turn, had pronounced anti-Russian views.
However, closer to 2000, the so-called Wahhabis began to stand out among the supporters of Chechnya's independence, who in their views relied on radical Islam. It was this period that became a turning point in the life of Akhmat, and, consequently, of Ramzan Kadyrov, who, in fact, began to fight with former comrades-in-arms, and later completely took the pro-Russian side. Already in 2000, Kadyrov Jr. became one of the commanders in the headquarters of the special. company of the police of the Chechen Republic, and, from 2002 to 2004 - the commander of a platoon for the protection of objects of the government security bodies of Chechnya.
Fight against radical separatists
The period of Kadyrov's activity at the head of a separate police company was marked by an increase in his influence: now he became responsible for conducting many special operations, in particular, he negotiated with separatists, whose representatives who voluntarily surrendered were later accepted into the ranks of the pro-Russian army. Thanks to the diplomatic qualities of Ramzan, he created a powerful army, which, although it consisted of former radicals, however, could give a good rebuff to their remaining combat formations. During the struggle of Ramzan Kadyrov with the separatists, he was assassinated five times: during each of the cases, the politician escaped with a slight shell shock.
In 2003, when Akhmat Kadyrov became president of Chechnya, his son headed his security service. For several years, he periodically changed government posts, working either in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or in charge of the compensation committee; his position and strict following in the footsteps of his father remained unchanged. In 2004, Akhmat Kadyrov died. Ramzan takes his death very hard. He becomes the first vice-premier of Chechnya, since 2005 he has been acting chairman of the parliament. A year later, having won the trust of the Chechen people, having the support of the military, including reliable fighters from his personal company, Ramzan Kadyrov becomes the head of the Chechen Republic. In 2011, he was re-elected again for a term of 5 years.
The board of Ramzan Kadyrov: what was it marked by?
So, what are the dark and white sides of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, and how can one characterize his rule? What positive has happened since he came to power? It is indisputable that:
- a number of decrees were signed implying the literally complete eradication of terrorism: as a result, the number of terrorist attacks in Chechnya decreased by 3 times;
- the long-awaited peace that reigned on the territory of the republic;
- a deep mutual understanding with the federal center has been achieved;
- the revived infrastructure of the republic, literally prosperous Grozny;
- new architectural projects.
And yet, what can not suit politicians, critics and ordinary residents of the Chechen Republic in Kadyrov's policy?
- Rumor has it that Kadyrov not only encourages, but also does not punish the unacceptable behavior of his entourage, for the most part the military. They are often accused of kidnapping Chechen citizens, killings and other arbitrary acts, and all this allegedly happens with the blessing of the first person of the republic.
- The practice of "collective punishment". Quite common in Chechnya, despite the desire for democracy. That is, if one citizen is guilty, his entire family or most of its members will pay.
- The creation of many underground illegal groups that implement lynching, intimidate and persecute local residents and objectionable journalists.
And yet, despite the rather significant accusations against the head of the Chechen state, there is no sufficient evidence of his assistance to committed crimes and violations of human rights in the republic. Ramzan Kadyrov is a deeply religious person, following the ideals of building a Muslim state of a decent level. Today Ramzan Kadyrov is a hero of Russia; in addition, he was awarded several more government awards, including the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, For Courage and other insignia. He is also an honorary academician of the Chechen Academy of Sciences.
Ramzan and those he loves
Ramzan Kadyrov, whose personal life is not as eventful as one might think, given his temperament, is married and has eight children. The legal wife of the head of Chechnya is his compatriot, whom they have known since school. Medni Musaevna Kadyrova is 2 years younger than her husband, she is a talented fashion designer and produces Muslim clothes. In 2009, the first lady of the Chechen Republic opened the Firdaws fashion house. In addition, Kadyrov's wife is a caring mother of three sons and five daughters. Not all children of the Kadyrovs are relatives: they took two orphans from an orphanage.
An interesting fact is also that most of the members of the leadership in Chechnya are related to Kadyr. Although, on the other hand, if you dig deeper, almost all Chechens are related, because they are kind to family ties and remember kinship even through many generations.
Hobbies and interests of Ramzan Kadyrov
The leader of the Chechen state is a multifaceted personality. His interests are not limited to intra- and interstate showdowns and the desire to prove his individuality and independence. Ramzan Kadyrov is very fond of expensive cars, he is an experienced driver and a connoisseur of stylish, high-quality equipment.
The President of Chechnya is very fond of animals, in particular horses and dogs. His horses are participants and winners of various races and competitions. Ramzan was very worried when one of his favorites, the horse Zazu, was on the German sanctions list against Russian politicians and could not participate in the races.
Kadyrov was noted for numerous sporting achievements. Ramzan is a famous participant in numerous boxing competitions, a master of sports, the head of the Terek football club, the Chechen Boxing Federation, and the Chechen KVN League.
The head of Chechnya can be treated differently. However, it is simply impossible not to notice the fruitful results of his activities. In less than 9 years of his reign, Kadyrov brought Chechnya to the list of one of the most developed subjects of the Russian Federation, and the changes that the republic has undergone during this time are simply amazing.
Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov (Chech. Kaadiri Akhmadan kIant Ramzan). Born October 5, 1976 in the village. Tsentaroy (Tsentoroy), Kurchaloevsky district, Chechen-Ingush ASSR. Russian statesman and politician, head of the Chechen Republic since February 15, 2007 (in 2007-2011 - as president of the Chechen Republic), member of the bureau of the supreme council of the United Russia party, Hero of the Russian Federation (2004). Son of the first president of the Chechen Republic within the Russian Federation, Akhmat Kadyrov.
During the First Chechen War, he took part in hostilities against the federal troops, during the Second Chechen War he went over to the side of the federal government.
He held the positions of the head of the security service of the President of the Chechen Republic, then the chairman of the government of the Chechen Republic. Since 2007 he has been the head of the Chechen Republic. Police Major General.
The achievements of Kadyrov include the establishment of peace in the republic and the restoration of Grozny, which was destroyed during the war. However, he is accused of establishing a dictatorial regime, massive violations of human rights and corruption.
Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov
Ramzan Kadyrov was born on October 5, 1976 in the village of Tsentaroy (at that time - the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic). He was the second son in the family of Akhmat Kadyrov and his youngest child - he had an older brother Zelimkhan (1974 - May 31, 2004) and older sisters Zargan (born in 1971) and Zulai (born in 1972). The Kadyrovs belong to one of the largest Chechen teips, Benoy. In 1992, Ramzan graduated from a secondary school in his native village.
During the First Chechen War, together with his father, he was in the ranks of the Chechen separatists and fought against the Russian Armed Forces.
After the First Chechen War, since 1996 he worked as an assistant and personal bodyguard of his father, Mufti of Ichkeria Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, at that time one of the leaders of the separatist and anti-Russian movement in Chechnya, who declared "jihad" to Russia.
In the fall of 1999, Ramzan, along with his father, who opposed the growing influence of Wahhabism since 1996, went over to the side of the federal authorities. Since 2000, when Akhmat Kadyrov became the head of the interim administration, he headed the security service of his father, forming it from personally devoted fighters.
In 2000-2002 - inspector of communications and special equipment of the headquarters of a separate police company at the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, whose functions included the protection of buildings of state bodies and ensuring the safety of the top leaders of the Chechen Republic. From May 2002 to February 2004 - platoon commander of this company. In 2003, after his father was elected president of Chechnya, Ramzan became head of the presidential security service. According to official statistics, between 2000 and 2003 there were five assassination attempts on Ramzan Kadyrov.
Responsible for conducting special operations. Conducted negotiations with members of illegal armed groups (IAF) about their transition to the side of the federal government. Most of the militants who surrendered were enrolled in the security service of the President of the Chechen Republic, as a result, by the end of 2003, the former militants made up the vast majority of the Kadyrovites.
In 2003-2004, he served as Assistant to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Chechnya. He was a member of the State Council of the Chechen Republic from the Gudermes region.
On May 10, 2004, the day after the death of his father, he was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic. Supervised the power unit. The State Council and the government of Chechnya turned to the President of Russia with a request to change the legislation so that Kadyrov could register as a candidate for the post of President of Chechnya (according to the Constitution of the Republic, a person who has reached the age of 30 can become president, Kadyrov was 28). However, Putin did not change the legislation.
After his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister, Kadyrov announced his intention to achieve peace in Chechnya. He promised to personally liquidate the terrorist Shamil Basayev.
In September 2004, Kadyrov, with members of his security service and militiamen from the Chechen regiment of the PPS, surrounded a large detachment (estimated at about 100 people) of the so-called. Aslan Maskhadov’s “guardsmen”, led by the head of his personal bodyguard, Akhmed Avdorkhanov, between the villages of Allera, Kurchaloy district and Meskhety, Nozhai-Yurtovsky (before that, Avdorkhanov entered Allera and killed several residents there who collaborated with the federal authorities). During the battle, which lasted several days, according to Kadyrov, 23 militants were killed, while at Kadyrov's, 2 policemen were killed and 18 wounded. Avdorkhanov left, Kadyrov claimed that he was seriously wounded.
Since the second half of October 2004 - Advisor to the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Southern Federal District Dmitry Kozak on issues of interaction with law enforcement agencies of the Federal District. Since November 2004 - Head of the Compensation Committee.
On November 18, 2005, Chechen Prime Minister Sergei Abramov was in a car accident and was seriously injured, and on the same day, Chechen President Alu Alkhanov appointed Ramzan Kadyrov acting chairman of the government of the republic.
Since January 2006, he became the chairman of the government commission for the suppression of drug trafficking in the Chechen Republic. From February 9, 2006 - Secretary of the regional branch of the United Russia party.
On February 28, 2006, Abramov, still undergoing treatment, resigned as prime minister. On March 4, 2006, Alu Alkhanov proposed to the People's Assembly of Chechnya the candidacy of Ramzan Kadyrov for the post of chairman of the government of the republic, which was unanimously approved. On the same day, Alkhanov signed a decree appointing Kadyrov.
Commenting on the candidacy, Dukvakha Abdurakhmanov, chairman of the People's Assembly, said that Kadyrov "has proven his ability to manage the economy, and not just law enforcement agencies ... in a few months, as many facilities were commissioned in the republic as the federal enterprise Directorate failed to commission in five years," which engaged in construction and restoration work in Chechnya, "mosques, sports complexes, hospitals are being built." After Kadyrov was appointed prime minister, massive construction in Grozny and other cities continued. By the thirtieth birthday of Ramzan Kadyrov in October of the same year, Akhmat Kadyrov Avenue in the city center and a restored airport were opened in Grozny.
In July 2006, Andrei Babitsky, a journalist for Radio Liberty, said: “Every year it becomes more and more difficult for Chechens to fight. The social base of those who hide in the mountains and forests is getting worse, the Russian special services are becoming more and more effective. The force units of the Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov are also working quite successfully. Even the acquisition of weapons and food becomes an extremely difficult task for the militants.”
Since the spring of 2006, a conflict has unfolded between Kadyrov and Alkhanov: the chairman of the government claimed full power in the republic, and in October he was supposed to turn thirty years old, which would allow him to take the presidency. On the side of Alkhanov, some leaders of combat units subordinate to the federal forces spoke out, who did not want to increase Kadyrov's influence: the commander of the Vostok battalion of the 291st motorized rifle regiment of the 42nd Guards motorized rifle division of the GRU Sulim Yamadayev, the commander of the Highlander detachment at the operational coordination Directorate of the FSB for the North Caucasus Movladi Baysarov and the commander of the battalion "West" of the GRU Said-Magomed Kakiev.
In April, a skirmish took place between the guards of the president and the prime minister, which resulted in a meeting between Kadyrov and Alkhanov and Vladimir Putin. In May, Chechnya's Ministry for National Policy, Press and Information circulated a questionnaire throughout the republic with a survey, three of the seven questions of which, according to observers, came down to juxtaposing two top officials. In August, presumably on Kadyrov's initiative, deputies of the upper chamber of the Chechen parliament refused to approve A. Elmurzayev, a candidate for the post of chairman of the Chechen Supreme Court, proposed by Alkhanov. In February 2007, representatives of the two politicians made conflicting statements about the fate of German Vok, the secretary of the Security Council close to Alkhanov: according to Kadyrov's representatives, Vok was fired, according to Alkhanov's entourage and Vok himself, he just went on vacation. Alkhanov and Kadyrov exchanged loud statements in the press: for example, Kadyrov said that Alkhanov’s team “is high time to disperse”
On February 15, 2007, Alkhanov resigned, which was accepted by President Vladimir Putin. At the same time, Putin signed a decree appointing Ramzan Kadyrov as interim president of Chechnya.
March 1, 2007 Putin proposed Kadyrov's candidacy for consideration by the Chechen parliament, informing Kadyrov about this at a meeting in Novo-Ogaryovo. On March 2, his candidacy was supported by 56 out of 58 deputies of both chambers of the Chechen parliament. On April 5, the inauguration ceremony of Ramzan Kadyrov as President of the Chechen Republic was held in Gudermes, where the former Prime Minister of Chechnya Sergey Abramov, the heads of several regions of the Southern Federal District, the head of the Republic of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh were present.
After Kadyrov assumed the presidency, the situation in the republic stabilized compared to previous years, although reports of human rights violations in Chechnya continued to come in and were now blamed on Kadyrov himself.
According to the anti-terrorist commission of Chechnya, headed by Kadyrov, in 2007 the number of terrorist attacks in the republic decreased by 72.5%. In 2006, Memorial recorded 187 kidnappings in Chechnya, of which 11 cases ended in the death of the victim and 63 in disappearance, and in 2007 - 35, 1 and 9, respectively. At the same time, according to Memorial and Human Rights Watch Kadyrov, for example, introduced the practice of collective punishment, when in retaliation for the militants going “into the forest” the houses of their relatives were burned down. Continuing the policy of his father, Kadyrov convinced many former separatists (both ordinary militants and well-known public figures) to go over to the side of the Chechen authorities. In the first months of his rule, Kadyrov obtained from the federal leadership the replacement of the head of the ORB-2 (operational-investigative bureau No. 2 of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for Combating Organized Crime in the Southern Federal District). Before that, both Kadyrov and human rights activists accused ORB-2 of mass torture and fabrication of criminal cases.
The period of Kadyrov's rule was marked by large-scale construction and restoration of infrastructure in Chechnya, which became possible mainly due to subsidies from the federal budget. So, in 2008, the head of the presidential administration of Russia, Sergei Naryshkin, announced the allocation of 120 billion rubles to finance the target program of local authorities. According to the Ministry of Finance, which The New York Times cited in 2011, more than 90% of the republican budget was formed from Moscow. Another source of funds was the regional public fund named after the Hero of Russia Akhmat Kadyrov founded by Ramzan Kadyrov. According to the politician himself, the fund is primarily donated by "former friends of Akhmat Kadyrov" and Chechen entrepreneurs living outside the republic. According to Jonathan Littell, all civil servants in Chechnya are regularly required to make contributions to the fund from their salaries.
Another feature of Kadyrov's rule was the Islamization of the republic. Kadyrov often spoke in support of Sharia law or its individual rules. During Kadyrov's presidency, the Heart of Chechnya mosque and the Russian Islamic University were opened in Grozny. He himself regularly demonstrates deep religiosity in the media. Kadyrov supports Sufi Islam, traditional for Chechnya, and its active dissemination has become one of Kadyrov's ways of fighting Islamic radicalism (Salafism).
Kadyrov performs lezginka at the opening of Grozny City
In October 2007, Kadyrov headed the regional list of "United Russia" in the Chechen Republic in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the fifth convocation. Subsequently, he refused the deputy mandate.
In April 2008, on the Kavkaz highway, there was a conflict between the guards of Kadyrov's motorcade and the soldiers of the Vostok battalion, which was personally extinguished by the president of the republic. On April 15, special services controlled by Kadyrov blocked the Vostok base in Gudermes, two soldiers of the battalion were shot dead during the arrest, and a search was conducted in the ancestral home of the Yamadayev brothers. Ramzan Kadyrov publicly accused Sulim Yamadayev of murders and kidnappings, including the deaths of civilians during a cleansing operation in the village of Borozdinovskaya in 2005. In May, the command removed Yamadayev from his post. In November, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation disbanded the Vostok and Zapad battalions, thus liquidating the last units manned by Chechens disloyal to Kadyrov.
On October 23, 2009, an assassination attempt on Kadyrov involving a suicide bomber was thwarted. The militant was killed while trying to approach the venue of the event for the opening of the memorial complex, where Kadyrov and the deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Adam Delimkhanov were located. Later, the identity of the militant was established, he turned out to be a native of the city of Urus-Martan, Beslan Bashtaev.
On November 10, 2009, the President of the Russian Federation, by Decree No. 1259, awarded R. A. Kadyrov the rank of Major General of Police.
On August 12, 2010, Ramzan Kadyrov sent an official letter to the Parliament of the Chechen Republic with a request to change the name of the top official of the Chechen Republic. Kadyrov explained his position by the fact that "in a single state there should be only one president, and in the regions the first persons can be called heads of republics, heads of administrations, governors, and so on."
On February 28, 2011, President Dmitry Medvedev submitted Kadyrov's candidacy to the Chechen parliament for approval for a second term. On March 5, Kadyrov was unanimously approved in office.
In August-September 2012, Kadyrov and the President of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, had a dispute over the administrative border between the republics. Kadyrov announced the need to revise the borders of the Sunzha region of Chechnya. As a result, the dispute was extinguished by the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus Federal District Alexander Khloponin.
In 2014, Ramzan Kadyrov often made loud statements about the annexation of Crimea to Russia and the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. According to Kadyrov, through the Chechen diaspora in Ukraine, he negotiated the release of LifeNews journalists Marat Zaichenko and Oleg Sidyakin, who were detained by Ukrainian security forces, which ended with the return of journalists to Russia.
There is evidence that the participation of well-equipped Chechen detachments on the side of the DPR is a personal initiative of Kadyrov. At the same time, although the head of the Chechen Republic has repeatedly acknowledged that many Chechens are fighting in eastern Ukraine, he always pointed out that these are volunteers, not regular units. On July 26, 2014, for supporting the actions of the separatists, Kadyrov entered the list of persons against whom the European Union applied sanctions in the form of a ban on entry and freezing of assets.
On December 6, 2014, the Security Service of Ukraine opened criminal proceedings against Kadyrov "on the fact of terrorist threats against people's deputies of Ukraine" Yuri Bereza, Andriy Levus and Igor Mosiychuk after Kadyrov ordered to deliver them to Chechnya (earlier, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation filed against three deputies in a criminal case after their approving statements about the militant attack on Grozny on December 4, 2014).
In January 2015, following a terrorist attack on the editorial office of the Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris, Kadyrov responded to Mikhail Khodorkovsky's call not to leave a single "publication without a cartoon of the prophet" with a post on his Instagram account, in which he called Khodorkovsky "the enemy of all Muslims in the world" and added that in Switzerland there are people who "will call the fugitive criminal to account." After Khodorkovsky's statement, radio station Ekho Moskvy posted a poll on its website about whether cartoons of Mohammed should be published in response to the terrorist attack in Paris, in which two-thirds of those who voted answered that they should.
Kadyrov issued a statement that the editor-in-chief of the radio station, Alexei Venediktov, "turned Ekho Moskvy into the main anti-Islamic mouthpiece", and the authorities should call the station to order, otherwise "there will be those who will call Venediktov to account." Venediktov and a number of commentators viewed these statements as unequivocal, albeit carefully worded, threats. On January 19, at the initiative of Kadyrov, a rally "Love for the Prophet Muhammad and protest against cartoons" was held in Grozny. According to various estimates, several hundred thousand people took part in it, and a day off was unofficially declared in the republic. Kadyrov himself spoke at the rally.
January 31, 2016 Ramzan Kadyrov, in which opposition figures Mikhail Kasyanov and Vladimir Kara-Murza are depicted in the crosshairs of the sight with the caption "Those who do not understand will understand." Party co-chairman Mikhail Kasyanov called Kadyrov's post "a direct threat to kill," while Kara-Murza described it as "incitement to murder."
In response, Kadyrov suggested that the opposition sue him, while calling the behavior of his opponents "hysterical."
On March 13, Kasyanov announced that the FSB refused to satisfy his request to open a criminal case on this incident, adding that “such a response from the FSB means that the head of the special services and all other power structures, President of the Russian Federation V. Putin, approves of these methods of political struggle with me and the PARNAS Democratic Coalition.”
On March 25, 2016, due to the expiration of the term of office of the Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov was appointed by the Decree of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin as Acting Head of the Chechen Republic.
The growth of Ramzan Kadyrov: 174 centimeters.
Personal life of Ramzan Kadyrov:
Ramzan Kadyrov is married to fellow villager Medni Musaevna Aidamirova (born September 7, 1978), whom he met at school. Medni works as a fashion designer and in October 2009 founded the Firdaws fashion house in Grozny, which produces Muslim clothing. They have ten children: four sons - Akhmat (born November 8, 2005, named after his grandfather), Zelimkhan (born December 14, 2006), Adam (born November 24, 2007) and Abdullah (born October 10, 2016), as well as six daughters - (born December 31, 1998), Karina (born January 17, 2000), Khedi (born September 21, 2002), Tabarik (born July 13, 2004), Ashura (born January 2012) and Eishat (born January 13, 2015). Two adopted sons (orphans from an orphanage) were adopted by Kadyrov in 2007.
Ramzan Kadyrov with his wife
Ramzan Kadyrov's mother, Aimani Nesievna Kadyrova, is the head of the Regional Public Foundation named after the Hero of Russia Akhmat Kadyrov, established in 2004. The Foundation provides assistance to orphans, seriously ill and homeless residents of the republic.
In 2006, Aimani Kadyrova, at the request of Ramzan, adopted a 16-year-old pupil of the Grozny orphanage, Viktor Piganov (after the adoption, the boy received new documents in the name of Visit Akhmatovich Kadyrov), since Ramzan was not allowed to do this by the age difference. In 2007, Aimani, again at his request, adopted another 15-year-old.
The main women of Ramzan Kadyrov
Ramzan Kadyrov is a master of sports in boxing and heads the Chechen Boxing Federation. According to the information from the RIA Novosti agency, he "until 2000 was known mainly for his sports career: he participated in many boxing competitions." Journalist Vadim Rechkalov claimed: “The athletes of the Southern Federal District I interviewed, including Ramzan's peers, have not heard of the boxer Kadyrov. To get a master, you need to get to the Russian final or beat other masters. If Ramzan did it, the boxers would know.”
From 2004 to 2011, Kadyrov was the president of the Terek football club, in 2012 he became its honorary president. Kadyrov heads the Ramzan sports club, which has branches in all regions of the Chechen Republic.
Kadyrov is an active user of the Instagram service. He started the account in February 2013, posting both protocol and personal photos. Soon he had tens of thousands of subscribers, in the comments, users - residents of Chechnya post complaints, messages about looking for work. In March 2013, Kadyrov created the Ministry for the Organization of Government Interaction with Civil Society, headed by one of the most active subscribers. On March 5, 2015, R. A. Kadyrov registered on the social network VKontakte, arguing this decision with the intention to support Russian networks and in response to numerous requests.
In 2014, Ramzan Kadyrov starred in the short feature film The Magic Comb (script by M. Akhmadov, director Kh. Akhmadova).