2) bZelimkhan/b Yandarbiyev was acting president from 1996 to 1997. He presided over the peace deal that saw the Russians withdrawal most of their forces. 3) Former Soviet colonel Aslan Maskhadov was elected in 1997 and the Russians agreed to ... Maybe I should go bvacation/b in Darfur... March 7, 2007 9:26 PM ? Emosnail said... It should be noted that none of the elections the government created by Dudaev ("The Chechen Republic of Itchkeria") was ever considered legitimate by ...
