"Death or Freedom" was the

national anthem A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and European ...

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 ...

, a former partially recognized separatist state in the

North Caucasus The North Caucasus, or Ciscaucasia, is a subregion in Eastern Europe governed by Russia. It constitutes the northern part of the wider Caucasus region, which separates Europe and Asia. The North Caucasus is bordered by the Sea of Azov and the B ...

, used between 1991 and 2000. The music was composed in 1991 by either Ali Dimayev or

Umar Beksultanov Umar ibn al-Khattab (; ), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () and is regarded as a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muha ...

, and the lyrics were written by Abuzar Aydamirov.Flag, Emblem and Anthem
''Waynakh Online''. The Dudayev-era anthem replaced "

My Checheno-Ingushetia My Checheno-Ingushetia (; ; ) was the regional anthem of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR.Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic When the Soviet Union existed, different governments had ruled the northern Caucasus regions of Chechnya and Ingushetia. Within the Mountain Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic, later annexed into the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republ ...

, following the

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. Afterwards, "Death or Freedom" was officially replaced by the current Kadyrov-era

State Anthem of the Chechen Republic The State Anthem of the Chechen Republic was officially adopted on 28 July 2010, when it was approved by the Parliament of the Chechen Republic. Between 2000 and 2010, the Republic of Chechnya did not have its own anthem, unlike other first-leve ...

Lyrics

Chechen original

English translation

Notes

References

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