[[Image:Ramzan.jpg|right|thumb|Ramzan Kadyrov]]
'''Ramzan Kadyrov''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Рамзан Кадыровpron: ''ka-deer-ov'')) is the [[President]] of the Russian republic of [[Chechnya]]. He is the son of former Chechen President [[Akhmad Kadyrov]]and puppet dictator. Ramzan Kadyrov is a brutal [[Putin]]-backed, pro-[[Kremlin]] warlord.<ref>httphttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/02/AR2007030201500.html</ref>. He is widely viewed as nothing more than Putins Putin's puppet. The private army under his control has been accused of numerous human rights abuses, including torture, extortion, kidnapping, rape and murder.<ref>http://hrw.org/backgrounder/eca/chechnya1106/</ref>The plurality of [[Russia]]n people distrust Kadyrov.<ref>http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=421&issue_id=4037&article_id=2372009</ref> He and his father fought on separatist side and then defected to Russian side.
The plurality However, Kadyrov did help marginalize the influence of radical [[RussianIslam]] people distrust Kadyrov, which began to take hold in the region amidst the devastation of the [[First Chechen war]] (1994-1996).<ref>http://wwwnews.jamestownbbc.orgco.uk/2/hi/europe/publications_details6530833.php?volume_id=421&issue_id=4037&article_id=2372009stm</ref>.
However, Ramzan Kadyrov was did help marginalize the influence and his father Akhmad were awarded by 'Hero of radical [[Islam]]Russia' star, which began to take hold though they took part in the region amidst the devastation of the first Chechen war (1994-1996)terrorist groups in 1990ths.<ref>httphttps://newswww.bbctelegraph.co.uk/2news/hi2016/europe06/07/kadyrov-bridge-st-petersburg-residents-reject-naming-bridge-afte/6530833.stm</ref>Now Ramzan Kadyrov is de facto authoritarian ruler in Chechnya with little involvement of Russian government, in gratitude Ramzan provides 100% support of Putin and his party in elections.
Kadyrov has de facto established [[Sharia]] law in the region and was condemned by the international community for slaughtering gay citizens.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/chechnya-ramzan-kadyrov-gay-citizens-massacre-chechen-leader-do-not-exist-russia-vladimir-putin-a7675906.html</ref> Chechen authorities have imposed a compulsory Islamic dresscode for women.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12705300</ref>
There is evidence that anti-Putin activist Boris Nemtsov was in fact killed on the orders of Kadyrov and not the Russian FSB, despite [[liberal]] claims of the contrary[https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2015/03/15/kadyrov-fsb-at-war-after-nemtsov-death-a44752].
In February 2022, the Kadyrov-backed Mufti of the Chechen Republic strongly implied that [[Vladimir Putin]], despite not being Muslim, was waging a holy war on behalf of Allah by going to war with Ukraine, and that it was the spiritual duty of Chechens to fight on the side of Russia.[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/27/mufti-chechen-republic-says-ukraine-invaders-are-on-path-of-allah/] Shortly before this announcement, Kadyrov himself had announced that he was deploying Chechen troops (known by some as '''Kadyrovites''') to Ukraine.[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/26/islamist-kadyrov-unleash-thousands-chechen-fighters-ukraine/] Since then, Kadyrov has made veiled threats against Ukrainian civilians[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/03/03/chechnyas-kadyrov-makes-sinister-reference-beautiful-girls-ukraine-especially-kharkov/], and even publicly criticized Putin for not pushing for a wider war[https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2022/03/31/chechen-leader-ramzan-kadyrov-russian-negotiator-made-a-mistake-offering-ukraine-concessions/]. It is probable that many if not most war crimes committed by the pro-Russian side will end up being committed by forces loyal to Kadyrov, given his fanaticism.
In May 2023 Kadyrov revealed that he paid Ukrainian intelligence services $18,000 to get his racehorse back, Zazou, who had been held in the [[Czech Republic]] since 2014, having fallen victim to sanctions imposed on Kadyrov by [[the West]] following [[Crimea]]’s reunification with Russia.
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