President of the Chechen Republic

President of the Chechen Republic

The President of the Chechen Republic, known commonly as the President of Chechnya, is the highest office within the Government of Chechnya. The office was instituted in 2000 during the course of the Second Chechen War, when the Russian federal government regained control over the region.

Eligibility

According to the article 66 of the , a citizen of Russia, no younger than 30 years old, may be elected President. The presidential term is 4 years; one person cannot remain President for more than 2 terms in succession. The President is not allowed to be at the same time a deputy of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic, or deputy of a representative body of local self-government.

Presidents of Chechnya

*Akhmad Kadyrov (20002004)
*Alu Alkhanov (20042007)
*Ramzan Kadyrov (2007 – present)

ee also

President of Ichkeria - list of presidents of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, a movement with de-facto control of the region in 19911999.


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