The first Chechen war and the Khasavyurt agreement

Khasavyurt agreement, which came into force in late summer 1996, marked the end of the first Chechen war, which lasted since December 1994.

main episodes and the end of military conflict

Russian federal troops entered the republic in December 1994.The reason for this step was the strengthening of the government here was a bandit and anti-government elements, contributed to the destabilization of the region to further separation of Ichkeria from Russian: widespread ethnic clashes, the collapse of infrastructure of the Republic, the radicalization of Islamic youth, record unemployment, rising crime are multiple and so on.By entering federal troops in December 1994, it was planned to stabilize the situation and end the rampant anti-government elements before the new year, but a significant underestimation of the enemy forces led to a protracted war.Moscow believes that Dzhokhar Dudayev had only a couple of hundred armed militants.Practice has shown that there were more than ten thousand, besides the well-trained and financed by the states of the Muslim East.Storming of Grozny lasted for several months, until March 1995, and final control of the area was established in the summer of this year, followed by protracted negotiations were launched on the conditions of the world.However, the rapprochement between was again broken militants staged a terrorist act in Kizlyar in January 1996, and an attempt to win back the Terrible.In fact, the end of the war in Chechnya came after the killing of Dzhokhar Dudayev in April this year.After this war once again moved into a stage of stagnation and smoldering negotiations.the past with the remaining separatists continued until August.Results of them are known today as the Khasavyurt agreements.

Content arrangements

text Khasavyurt agreements suggested that Russia should withdraw its troops from the territory.Resolving the status of the republic of Chechnya was postponed for five years, until December 2001.Prior to this period, control of the entire territory of the award made by the joint commission set up of representatives of federal and local government agencies.

real effects of the act

Today Khasavyurt agreements accepted blame, based on the effects they have brought the country.In fact, they have once again shown a complete inability of the parties to negotiate.Notwithstanding paragraphs agreements that read on measures to combat organized crime, economic infrastructure rehabilitation and economic complex of the republic, and so on, the Khasavyurt agreement Ichkeria returned to the uncontrolled growth of Wahhabi sentiment and total crime.In fact, this situation has led to the need for a new introduction of the federal troops in September 1999 and the beginning of the Second Chechen War.However, it should be noted that the logic in the signing of the act at the time of August 1996 was definitely the first.It should take into account a situation in which turned out to President Yeltsin and the central government after the bloody conflict, as well as strong pressure from the public, wish a speedy cessation of hostilities and withdrawal from the Caucasus conscripts.