Chinkhoy (; Chechen: ЧӀинхой;

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: Чинхой), also known as Chinnakhoy ( Chechen: Ч1иннахой), is a Chechen

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Notable members

Akhmed Zakayev Akhmed Halidovich Zakayev (; ; born 26 April 1959) is a Chechen statesman, political and military figure of the unrecognised Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI). Having previously been a Deputy Prime Minister, he now serves as Prime Minister o ...

(1959), Chechen separatist leader and head of the government of the

Chechen Republic of Ichkeria The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria ( ; ; ; abbreviated as "ChRI" or "CRI"), known simply as Ichkeria, was a ''de facto'' State (polity), state that controlled most of the former Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Checheno-Ingus ...

in exile * Beslan Gantamirov (1963), Chechen politician, former mayor of

Grozny Grozny (, ; ) is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2021 Russian census, 2021 census, it had a population of 328,533 — up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Russian Census, 2002 ce ...

(1991-1993) and one of the leaders on the Russian side of the Battle of Grozny (1999–2000) Chechen Republic of Ichkeria {{Chechnya-stub