About Dzhokhar Dudayev
Dzhokhar Dudayev (1944-1996) was a prominent Chechen political and military leader who played a key role in the Chechen struggle for independence from Russia. A former Soviet Air Force general, he became the first President of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria after leading the Chechen nationalist movement during the early 1990s. Dudayev's leadership was marked by his efforts to establish Chechnya as an independent state, culminating in a brutal conflict with Russia that began in 1994.
