Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Russia

Kadyrov Is Unified Russia's Top Chechen Representative

Ramzan Kadyrov at his father's funeral last year (AFP)

7 December 2005 -- Ramzan Kadyrov, the first deputy prime minister of the pro-Moscow Chechen government, has been elected chief regional representative of Unified Russia, Russia's ruling party.

Kremlin-Backed Party Wins Largest Number Of Parliament Seats In Chechnya

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December 07, 2005

The announcement was made today in Grozny by Chechen presidential spokesman Muslim Khuchiyev.

Ramzan Kadyrov is the son of late Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov, who died in a May 2004 bomb attack.

Unified Russia won a sweeping victory in last month's Chechen legislative polls, grabbing 33 of the bicameral parliament's 58 seats.

(ITAR-TASS/RIA-Novosti)

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