Ramzan Adlanovich Akhmadov (; ; 3 February 1970 – 9 February 2001) was a Chechen

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leader and a brigadier general in the Chechen Armed Forces who commanded the Southwestern Front during the

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. He was also the founder of the Islamist organisations and Urus-Martan Jamaat, which sought to establish

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throughout

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. Ramzan was of the Ghendargnoy

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and Appaz-Nek'e (Branch of a teip).

Biography

Ramzan Akhmadov was born on 3 February 1970 in

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, in south-western

. He was the seventh of nine Akhmadov brothers from the Ghendargnoy

. In the Georgian-Abkhazian war of 1992-1993 Akhmadov fought against

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as a volunteer under the command of Shamil Basayev.Неоконченная война: история вооруженного конфликта в Чечне. — Москва: Харвест, 2002. — С. 98–528. — 671 с. — After returning to Chechnya, he formed the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat, an Islamist organisation, which took over the Urus-Martanovsky District a few years later, ousting the mayor of Urus-Martan and the district

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. At the beginning of the

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, Ramzan took part in the fighting in

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, the capital of the

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. Despite his young age, he had the qualities of a leader and knowledge of military affairs. It is said that he did not take into his unit those who consumed alcohol and tobacco products forbidden by

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. Ramzan Akhmadov was a participant in many battles. Before every military operation, he conducted a thorough reconnaissance to keep his fighters safe. He always went into battle ahead of everyone else and was wounded many times. It is reported that after Ramzan organised an attack on a Russian army checkpoint and completely destroyed it, President

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invited him and presented him with his pistol and awards. At the beginning of the

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, Ramzan Akhmadov was appointed by

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as commander of the South-Western Front and was awarded the rank of brigadier general. He participated in major battles in Argun and Shatoy before being killed by Russian special forces in February 2001.

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