Ziya Yusupovich Bazhayev (russian: Зия Юсупович Бажаев; July 11, 1960 — March 9, 2000) was a prominent

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n businessman of Chechen origin specializing in oil trading. He died in

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during a crash of a

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aircraft shortly after takeoff on March 9, 2000, together with a Russian journalist,

Artyom Borovik Artyom Genrikhovich Borovik (russian: Артём Ге́нрихович Борови́к, p=ɐrˈtʲɵm ˈɡʲenrʲɪxəvʲɪtɕ bərɐˈvʲik; 13 September 1960 – 9 March 2000) was a Russian investigative journalist and media magnate. He was ...

. Bazhayev's death is mentioned in many Nigerian 419 scam e-mails.Dr. Al-Fuhard Mohammed for one Late Mr. Ziya Bazhayev a Russian
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Literature

* Musa Geshaev. Famous Chechens. — Moscow: Musaizdat, 2006. — Vol. 4. — pp. 126-159.

References

20th-century Russian businesspeople 1960 births 2000 deaths Russian people of Chechen descent Chechen people Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Russia Russian businesspeople in the oil industry People from Achkhoy-Martanovsky District {{Russia-business-bio-stub