Dalkhan Khozhaev
Dalkhan Abdulazizovich Khozhaev | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1961 Grozny, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, USSR |
| Died | 26 July 2000 (aged 39) Valerik , Achkhoy-Martanovsky District , Chechnya , North Caucasus |
| Awards |  Qoman Siy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Years of service | 1994 - 2000 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | First Chechen War |
Dalkhan Abdulazizovich Khozhaev (18 April 1961 – 26 July 2000) was a Chechen historian, field commander, brigadier general and author with numerous works on the centuries-old confrontation between Chechnya and Russia, as well as the First Chechen War.[citation needed] He commanded a special brigade and was loyal to Ruslan Gelayev.[1]
Early life
[edit]Dalkhan Khozhaev was born on 18 April 1961 in Grozny into the Chechen teip of Benoy. Dalkhan's father Abdul-Aziz Khozhaev was a commercial worker and his mother Zura Bibulatova was a Chechen and Russian language teacher. Both of his parents came from Novye Atagi. In 1983 he graduated from the faculty of History of the Chechen-Ingush State University.
Between 1985 - 1991, he was a methodologist of the station of young tourists, as well as a researcher at the Chechen-Ingush Republican Regional Museum.
Works
[edit]He was the author of works on the history of the national liberation movement of Chechnya in the 19th century. As well as the Head of the Archives Department,[2] which was later destroyed. Since 1994 he was a member of the Cabinet of Ministers and as well as the State Defense Council of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Death
[edit]On the night of 26 July 2000 in the village of Valerik, Khozhaev was shot dead by a sniper while staying the night with some relatives in a private household. The Russian military was blamed for the killing, but denied their involvement in his death. The federal forces believed that Arbi Barayev, a longtime enemy of Ruslan Gelayev, was involved in the killing. Possibly due to Dalkhan's loyalty to Ruslan Gelayev.[3]
Sources
[edit]- ^ ""К сожалению, военные к смерти Хожаева отношения не имеют"". 3 August 2000.
- ^ "Вечерний Грозный". v-grozny.narod.ru. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ ""К сожалению, военные к смерти Хожаева отношения не имеют"". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 3 August 2000. Retrieved 14 June 2020.