Shamil Basayev

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Shamil Basayev- He was a vice president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and also a leader. Basayev is considered a national hero by many Chechens and also led himself, many guerilla attacks against Russia on Russian civilians (Moscow theater siege and the Beslan School Siege). In early 2003, he started using the title, Amir Abdallah Shamil Abu-Idris (amir, meaning Prince). After Aslan Maskhadov was killed in March 2005, Shamil Basayev’s power increased indefinitely. On July 10,2006, he died in an explosion but some claim he was killed by the FSB ( Federal Security Service in Russia ). In the first Chechen war, he led the Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis from June 14-19 of 1995. The Chechens said that it was an attempt to stop the war.