Alu Alkhanov
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Alu Alkhanov | |
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Алу Алханов | |
2nd President of the Chechen Republic | |
In office 30 August 2004 – 15 February 2007 | |
Preceded by | Sergey Abramov (acting) Akhmad Kadyrov |
Succeeded by | Ramzan Kadyrov |
Personal details | |
Born | Taldykorgan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 20 January 1957
Political party | Independent |
Awards | Order of Merit for the Fatherland |
Alu Dadashevich Alkhanov (Russian: Алу Дадашевич Алханов; born 20 January 1957) is a Russian politician and the former president of Russia's
Biography
Born in Taldykorgan Province, Kazakhstan, Alkhanov joined the Soviet Armed Forces on leaving school. He joined the Soviet Militsiya service in 1983, graduating from the transport police school in Mogilev (now in Belarus). He went on to the High Police School in Rostov-on-Don before becoming Deputy Head of the North Caucasus Transport Department of the former Chechen-Ingushetia government in Grozny in 1992. He was later promoted to head the department, a post which he held until 1997.
When the
Presidency
On 1 June 2006, Alkhanov said he would prefer his republic be governed by
He was widely seen to be in conflict with Chechen prime minister Ramzan Kadyrov, a former rebel fighter with presidential ambitions. Kadyrov eventually replaced Alkhanov as president in February 2007, following by placing his own people in all the leading positions.
Election controversy
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Alu Alkhanov's election in August 2004 was controversial from the outset. The election of his predecessor had been marred by allegations of
Alkhanov faced seven challengers. The most serious of these,
- Abdula Bugayev, an historian and director of the Chechen branch of the Modern Humanities Academy. He finished a distant second to Kadyrov in 2003 with 5.7% of the votes.
- Movsar Khamidov, a colonel in the Chechen department of the Federal Security Service (FSB), the successor to the KGB.
- Vakha Visayev, an economist and an adviser to the acting Chechen president, Sergey Abramov.
- Mukhmud-Khasan Asakov, a staff member of the Chechen State Council.
- Magomed Aidamirov, a businessman from the village of Tolstoy-Yurt.
- Umar Abuyev, director-general of the Chechen Petrochemical Company.
Alkhanov's platform was effectively a continuation of his predecessor's policies, with Chechnya continuing to remain part of Russia; economic autonomy; attracting aid and investment; cutting unemployment and the Russian military presence; and opening peace talks with separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov.
In the event, Alkhanov won by a landslide majority with 73.67% of the votes on an 85.25% turnout. Khamidov was second, with 8.95 percent, and Abdula Bugayev came third, with 4.5%. Visayev was fourth, Abuyev fifth, Asakov sixth and Aidamarov seventh, gaining between 0.6% to 4.3% of the vote. 1% of voters voted "against all candidates".
The results of the election were regarded with scepticism by some outside observers and the Chechen opposition. The
Later career
On the day of his resignation from the presidency, Alkhanov was appointed
Alu Alkhanov is married, with three children.[1][2]
Honours and awards
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- Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 4th class (February 15, 2007) – for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the strengthening of Russian statehood and constitutional order
- Order of Courage
- Order of Honour(October 12, 2011) – for labour achievements and many years of diligent work
- Medal For Courage
- Medal "For Distinction in the Protection of Public Order"
- Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation
- Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation (January 20, 2007) – for his great personal contribution to the recovery of the economy and social sphere of the Chechen Republic
See also
- Ramzan Kadyrov
- Federal government in Chechnya
- Second Chechen War
References
- ^ "Кавказский Узел. Алханов Али Дадашевич". Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ ТАСС. Алханов, Али Дадашевич
External links
- The increasingly deadly struggle for power between Kadyrov and Alkhanov Jamestown Foundation September 28, 2006
- Mosnews coverage of election win
- Q&A: The Chechen election (BBC News, August 27, 2004)
- Press Round-up of election (The Guardian, September 1, 2004)
- Includes editorial quotes from Moscow Times, Pravdaand more.
- Includes editorial quotes from