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Dzhokhar Dudayev leads a coup against the Russian Communist government ruling Chechnya at the time. Coup is successful and Dudayev goes on to become Prime Minister and declares Chechnya independant.
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Russia invades Chechnya in an attempt to win back the newly formed autonomous region.
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Russian forces take control of the capital city of Grozny. Rebel leaders are expelled and Russia seems to be winning.
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Despite the Russian forces immense weaponry and manpower, Chechen rebels hold them off and guerilla warfare enuses. Russian forces cannot defeat the Chechens in the moutainous regions of the nation.
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Russian forces cannot defeat Chechen rebels and Boris Yeltsin declares a ceasefire. Casualties on both sides reach 70,000.
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Newly elected Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov and Russian leader Boris Yeltsin sign a peace treaty on the peace and principles of Russian-Chechen relations.
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Bombs explode in Moscow and other Russian cities. Russia blames Chechnya.
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Yeltsin orders 100,000 Russian troops to invade Chechnya. Grozny is once again destroyed and Russia takes control over most of Chechnya. Rebels are driven into the mountains.
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After months of fighting Russia declares war on terror in Chechnya is over. However large scale fighting continued and Russian troops did not withdraw forces from Chechnya.
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Chechen terrorists seize a theatre in Moscow and hold 763 people hostage. They demand that Russia end the war in Chechnya. Russian troops release a gas into the theatre which not only kills the rebels but all hostages.
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Chechens vote in a referendum that approved a new regional constitution making Chechnya a separist republic within Russia. By acknowledging this constitution Chechnya abandoned hopes of becoming completely independant.
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Russia backs a presidential election in Chechnya and a pro-Moscow leader is elected. Akhmad Kadyrov is Chechnyas new president. This moves highlights the fact that Chechnya is gradually becoming less separist.
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Terrorist attacks and guerilla war fare continue in Chechnya and surrounding regions. The death toll continues to rise and no resolution is met
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Abdul-Khalim Saydullayev a Chechen separist leader is killed by Russian forces, He is the fourth separist leader to be assasinated by the Russian military.
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Russia officially ends the so called 'war on terror' in Chechnya and withdraws most of its troops. Chechnya begins to rebuild its economy, infrastructure, government but is still a broken and war torn country. Chechnya no longer holds such nationalsitic views and government is pro-Moscow.
