October 1991
CHECHEN INDEPENDENCE
After his election as president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev declares unilateral independence for the Chechen-Inguish Republic. Meanwhile, Ingushetia opts to join the Russian Federation. Dudayev fails to consolidate power in the remains of Chechnya after dissolving parliament and struggling to fend off attacks from Moscow-backed militant opposition groups.
November 1994 – March 1995
01 FIRST BATTLE OF GROZNY
War breaks out with the Battle of Grozny, which ends in a pyrrhic victory for Russia. The battle culminates in a fierce bombardment of the Chechen Presidential Palace followed by attacks on the Chechen
