Ruslan Yamadayev

Ruslan Yamadayev
Ruslan Yamadayev after receiving the Hero of the Russian Federation award in 2004.
Native name
Руслан Ямадаев
Born(1961-12-10)10 December 1961
Gudermes, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, USSR
Died24 September 2008(2008-09-24) (aged 46)
Moscow, Russia
Allegiance
RankColonel
Battles/wars
Awards Hero of the Nation
Hero of the Russian Federation

Ruslan (Khalid or Halid)[1] Bekmirzayevich Yamadayev (Russian: Руслан (Халид) Бекмирзаевич Ямадаев) (10 December 1961 – 24 September 2008) was a Chechen military leader and politician. A member of the high-profile Yamadayev family, he was assassinated in Moscow in 2008.[2] He was one of Kremlin's most loyal allies.[3]

  1. ^ "Sulim Goes to Chechnya to Bury Brother Despite Potential Trap". Kommersant. 26 September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. ^ Prominent Chechen gunned down in Moscow, Reuters, 24 September 2008
    - "Ex-lawmaker from powerful Chechen clan murdered in Moscow". France 24. 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008.
    - "Yamadayev Shot Dead in City Center". The Moscow Times. 25 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008.
    - "Powerful Chechen Clan Leader Killed in Moscow", The Other Russia, 25 September 2008
    - "Chechen Politician, a Former Rebel Leader, Is Slain in Moscow", The Washington Post, 25 September 2008
  3. ^ Are, Dzhambulat (30 September 2008). "Death of a hero". Prague Watchdog. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

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