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Line 63: }} {{History of Chechnya}} The '''Chechen Republic of Ichkeria''' ({{IPAc-en|ɪ|tʃ|ˈ|k|ɛr|i|ə}}; {{lang-ce|Nóxçiyn Respublik Içkeri}}<!--[[Help:IPA|[noχtʃʰiːn pʰɑtʃʜɑlq nɔχtʃɪtʃʰy̯ø]]]-->; {{lang-ru|Чеченская Республика Ичкерия}}; abbreviated as "ChRI" or "CRI") was The [[First Chechen War]] of 1994–96 resulted in the victory of the separatist forces.<ref name="stillgrowling">{{cite news|title=Still growling|url=http://www.economist.com/node/603122?zid=307&ah=5e80419d1bc9821ebe173f4f0f060a07|accessdate=9 December 2017|work=The Economist|date=January 22, 1998|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209061710/http://www.economist.com/node/603122?zid=307&ah=5e80419d1bc9821ebe173f4f0f060a07|archivedate=9 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> After achieving de facto independence from Russia in 1996, the Chechen government failed to establish order.<ref name="bbccrime">{{cite news|title=Chechen president cracks down on crime|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/135716.stm|accessdate=9 December 2017|work=BBC News|date=July 20, 1998|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210073959/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/135716.stm|archivedate=10 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In November 1997 Chechnya was proclaimed an Islamic republic.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chechnya’s chop-chop justice|url=http://www.economist.com/node/157240?zid=307&ah=5e80419d1bc9821ebe173f4f0f060a07|accessdate=9 December 2017|work=The Economist|date=September 18, 1997|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209061710/http://www.economist.com/node/157240?zid=307&ah=5e80419d1bc9821ebe173f4f0f060a07|archivedate=9 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chechnya proclaimed Islamic republic|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/11/05/Chechnya-proclaimed-Islamic-republic/4210878706000/|accessdate=9 December 2017|work=UPI|date=November 5, 1997|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209152110/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/11/05/Chechnya-proclaimed-Islamic-republic/4210878706000/|archive-date=9 December 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> A [[Second Chechen War]] began in August 1999 and ended in May 2000, with Chechen rebels continuing attacks as an insurgency.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chechnya profile|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-18190473|accessdate=9 December 2017|work=BBC News|date=11 August 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530043837/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-18190473|archivedate=30 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |