Musa Shanibov

Musa Shanibov
Муса Шанибов
Tamada of the Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus
In office
25 August 1989 – 1996
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byYusup Soslambekov
Personal details
Born
Yuri Mukhamedovich Shanibov

c. 1936
Nalchik or Staraya Krepost, Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia)
Died28 April 2020 (aged 83–85)
Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Political partyCMPC
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (until 1989)
Alma materRostov State University (K. polit. N.
NicknameGaribaldi of the Caucasus
Military service
AllegianceAbkhazia
CommandsConfederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus
Battles/wars

Musa Magomedovich Shanibov (Russian: Муса Магомедович Шанибов; c. 1936 – 28 April 2020), born Yuri Mukhamedovich Shanibov (Russian: Юрий Мухамедович Шанибов) and also known simply as Musa Shanib, was a Circassian politician and revolutionary who led the Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus from its founding until 1996. Popularly known as the "Garibaldi of the Caucasus", Shanibov led a largely-unsuccessful campaign for the region's nations to achieve independence from Russia and commanded volunteer troops in both the 1992–1993 War in Abkhazia. He was involved in the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia.


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