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Shamil Basayev

1965 - 2006

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Shamil Salmanovich Basayev (Chechen: Салман ВоӀ Шамиль; Salman Voj Şamil; Russian: Шамиль Салманович Басаев; 14 January 1965 – 10 July 2006), also known by his kunya Abu Idris, was a Chechen guerrilla leader who served as a senior military commander in the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. He held the rank of brigadier general in the Armed Forces of Ichkeria, and was posthumously declared generalissimo. As a military commander in the separatist armed forces of Chechnya, one of his most notable battles was the separatist recapture of Grozny in 1996, which he personally planned and commanded together with Aslan Maskhadov. He also masterminded several of the worst terrorist attacks that occurred in Russia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shamil Basayev is the 89th most popular extremist (down from 76th in 2019), the 483rd most popular biography from Russia (down from 469th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Shamil Basayev ranks 89 out of 283. Before him are Ronald DeFeo Jr., Mohammed Deif, Fritz Honka, Madame de Brinvilliers, Pedro López, and John Haigh. After him are Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova, Willi Herold, Susan Atkins, John Christie, John List, and Luis Garavito.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Shamil Basayev ranks 44. Before him are Viola Davis, Ryan Murphy, Kevin James, Mohammed Deif, Infanta Cristina of Spain, and Pierbattista Pizzaballa. After him are Stefano Pioli, Diane Lane, Hailemariam Desalegn, Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, Jürgen Kohler, and Julia Ormond. Among people deceased in 2006, Shamil Basayev ranks 67. Before him are Glenn Ford, Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Jack Warden, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Telê Santana, and David Bronstein. After him are Shohei Imamura, Sven Nykvist, William Styron, Joachim Fest, Rudolf Vrba, and Rajkumar.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Shamil Basayev ranks 483 out of 3,761. Before him are Viktor Belenko (1947), Arsen Kotsoyev (1872), Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (1673), Filipp Golikov (1900), Yuri Nikulin (1921), and Catharina of Württemberg (1783). After him are Mehmed I Giray (1465), Bulat Okudzhava (1924), Khertek Anchimaa-Toka (1912), Elsa Triolet (1896), Sergey Mikhalkov (1913), and Nikolai Medtner (1879).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Russia

Among extremists born in Russia, Shamil Basayev ranks 2. Before him are Pavlik Morozov (1918). After him are Wilhelm Voigt (1849), Dokka Umarov (1964), Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov (1874), Mikhail Popkov (1964), and Alexander Pichushkin (1974).

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