The head of the Chechen Republic or head of Chechnya (; ; formerly president of the Chechen Republic or president of Chechnya until 5 March 2011) is the highest office within the
political system
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of the
Chechen Republic, as
head of state
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He or HE may refer to:
Language
* He (letter), the fifth letter of the Semitic abjads
* He (pronoun), a pronoun in Modern English
* He (kana), one of the Japanese kana (へ in hiragana and ヘ in katakana)
* Ge (Cyrillic), a Cyrillic letter cal ...
being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...
and
head of government
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of Chechnya. The office was instituted in 2003 during the course of the
Second Chechen War
Names
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, when the
Russian federal government
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regained control over the region and after a constitutional referendum approved the current
Constitution of the Chechen Republic.
Eligibility
According to the article 66 of the
Constitution of the Chechen Republic, a citizen of
Russia
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, no younger than thirty years old, may be elected Head. The term is for five years, with no limits on serving multiple terms (prior to the
2007 constitutional referendum the Head was elected for four years, with a two term limit). The Head 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 and heads of the Chechen Republic
The latest election for the post was held on
19 September 2021.
Timeline
See also
*
List of leaders of Communist Chechnya
*
List of leaders of Chechnya (1991–present)
*
President of Ichkeria
Sources
World Statesmen.org
{{Governors of federal subjects of Russia
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