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Chechen Conflict Timeline: Following the Fall of the USSR https://www…

- - - - 2017 April - Gay rights activists in Russia say they are organizing the evacuation of gay men facing persecution in Chechnya. Kadyrov denies the allegations, saying there are no gay people in Chechnya.
        2017 December - The US says it has imposed financial sanctions on Kadyrov, accusing him of a systematic campaign of repression.
      - 2015 - The Islamic State group accepts a pledge of allegiance by militants in Chechnya and Dagestan.
- - - - 1991 - Collapse of the Soviet Union Dzhokhar Dudayev wins and proclaims Chechnya independent of Russia.
        1992 - Chechnya adopts a constitution defining it as an independent, secular state governed by a president and
        parliament.
        
        1994 - Russian troops enter Chechnya to stop independence movements, many civilians killed
      - 1996 - Chechen rebels launch a successful attack on Grozny; Russian military leaders and Chechen rebels sign the Khasavyurt ceasefire accords, followed by an agreement on a Russian troop withdrawal in November.
- - - - With the many differences in ethnicity, many conflicts are likely to happen. Russian is seen as more of a nation with multiple autonomous regions than a cohesive nation, even after the fall of the USSR.