The Chechens (/ˈtʃɛtʃɛnz, tʃəˈtʃɛnz/ CHETCH-enz, chə-CHENZ; Chechen: Нохчий, Noxçiy, Old Chechen: Нахчой, Naxçoy), historically also known as Kisti and...

This is a partial list of notable Chechen people. Aguk Shagin, 8th-century Chechen commander from Aukh, participant in the Arab–Khazar wars on the side...

These are chiefly the ethnic Chechen (including the Chechen sub-ethnos, the Kists, in Georgia), Ingush and Bats peoples of the North Caucasus, including...

The First Chechen War, also referred to as the First Russo-Chechen War, was a struggle for independence waged by the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria against...

the Chechens and Ingush (Chechen: До́хадар, Махках дахар, romanized: Doxadar, Maxkax daxar, Ingush: Мехках дахар), or Ardakhar Genocide (Chechen: Ардахар...

The Second Chechen War (Russian: Втора́я чече́нская война́, Chechen: ШолгIа оьрсийн-нохчийн тӀом, lit. 'Second Russian-Chechen War') took place in Chechnya...

language spoken by approximately 1.8 million people, mostly in the Chechen Republic and by members of the Chechen diaspora throughout Russia and the rest of...

Chechen volunteers on the side of Ukraine are armed Chechen volunteers and other formations fighting on the side of Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian war...

The Chechen genocide refers to the mass casualties suffered by the Chechen people since the beginning of the Chechen–Russian conflict in the 18th century...

The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (/ɪtʃˈkɛriə/ itch-KERR-ee-ə; Chechen: Нохчийн Республик Ичкери, romanized: Nóxçiyn Respublik Içkeri; Russian: Чеченская...

Chechen Americans are Americans of Chechen descent. Chechen people have origins from Chechnya, a federal subject of Russia. The first Chechen settlers...

Chechnya, officially the Chechen Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, between the Caspian Sea and...

anti-Soviet and nationalist opposition led by All-National Congress of the Chechen People and its chairman Dzhokhar Dudayev. Russian leader Boris Yeltsin, who...

Chechen diaspora (Chechen: Нохчийн диаспора, romanized: Noxçiyn diaspora) is a term used to collectively describe the communities of Chechen people who...

The All-National Congress of the Chechen People (NCChP) of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria came to power on 1 November 1991 under president Dzhokhar...

Chechens in Turkey (Chechen: Туркойчура нохчий, romanized: Turkoyçura noxçiy; Turkish: Türkiye Çeçenleri) are Turkish citizens of Chechen descent and...

The Chechen–Russian conflict (Russian: Чеченский конфликт, romanized: Chechensky konflikt; Chechen: Нохчийн-Оьрсийн дов, romanized: Noxçiyn-Örsiyn dov)...

discrimination, and racism towards ethnic Chechens, the Chechen language, or the Chechen culture in general. Anti-Chechen sentiment has been historically strong...

The Adat People's Movement (Russian: Народное движение «Адат», romanized: Narodnoye dvizheniye «Adat»; Chechen: «Ӏадат» халкъан болам) is a clandestine...

on 1 November 1991, by the head of the All-National Congress of the Chechen People, Dzokhar Dudayev. On 7 September 1991, the NCChP National Guard seized...

Chechen cuisine is the traditional folk cuisine of the Chechen people, who dwell in the North Caucasus. The bases of Chechen cuisine are meat, leeks, cheese...

Chechens in France (Chechen: Пранцойчура нохчий, romanized Prancoyçura noxçiy; French: les Tchétchènes en France) belong to the Chechen diaspora. Chechen...

Russian politician and current Head of the Chechen Republic. He was formerly affiliated with the Chechen independence movement, through his father who...

Apti Aronovich Alaudinov (Russian: Апти Аронович Алаудинов, Chechen: Апти Алаудинов) (born 5 October 1973) is a Russian Major General and a high-ranking...

nation. Characteristics of the wolf are also frequently compared to the Chechen people in a poetic or metaphoric sense, e.g. as being "free and equal like...

The Chechen–Kazikumukh war, also known as Chechen reconquista or Z'okk-K'ant's campaign against the Kazikumukhs, was a war between Chechens and the Laks...

the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, they were known as the Chechen Autonomous Oblast and the Ingush Autonomous Oblast, which were unified...

Масха́дов; Chechen: Масхадан Али-воӀ Аслан (Халид), romanized: Masxadan Ali-voj Aslan (Xalid); 21 September 1951 – 8 March 2005) was a Soviet and Chechen politician...

The coat of arms of the Chechen Republic is the official symbol of the Chechen Republic. Approved by acting President of Chechnya Sergey Abramov on 22...

sy-duu-LY-ev; 2 June 1966 – 17 June 2006) was the fourth President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Sadulayev served little more than a full year as...