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The '''Chechen Republic''', also known as '''Chechnya''', is a [[Russia]]n-occupied republic encompassing located in the North Caucasus mountain region. It borders the Russian republics of Ingushetia, North Ossetia, Dagestan, Stavropol Krai, as well as the pro-Western nation of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] to the south.

The '''Chechen Republic''', also known as '''Chechnya''', is a [[Russia]]n republic encompassing located in the North Caucasus mountain region. It borders the Russian republics of Ingushetia, North Ossetia, Dagestan, Stavropol Krai, as well as the pro-Western nation of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] to the south.

During the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991, Dzhokar Dudayev, a former Soviet Air Force general, led the Chechen people to declare independence from Russia, as the Chechens had been under Russian occupation for over a century.  However, in December 1994, [[Boris Yeltsin]]  turned against his promises of Chechen soverignty, and invaded the repblic to restore Russian rule.  The Chechen people defeated the Russians in the First Chechen War, and gained ''de facto'' independence in 1996.

During the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991, Dzhokar Dudayev, a former Soviet Air Force general, led the Chechen people to declare independence from Russia, as the Chechens had been under Russian occupation for over a century.  However, in December 1994, [[Boris Yeltsin]]  turned against his promises of Chechen soverignty, and invaded the repblic to restore Russian rule.  The Chechen people defeated the Russians in the First Chechen War, and gained ''de facto'' independence in 1996.