Khasavyurt Accord

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The Khasavyurt Accord was a 1996 peace agreement between Russia and Chechen separatists that ended the First Chechen War and postponed a final decision on Chechnya’s political status.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
ceasefire agreement
peace agreement
alternativeName Khasavyurt Accords
linked to: Khasavyurt Accord

Khasavyurt Agreements
linked to: Khasavyurt Accord
brokeredBy Security Council of the Russian Federation
category 1996 treaties
Chechen–Russian conflict
linked to: Chechen conflict

Treaties of Russia
ceasefireType comprehensive ceasefire
conflict First Chechen War
conflictSideRepresented Alexander Lebed – Russian side
Aslan Maskhadov – Chechen separatist side
countryConcerned Chechnya
Russia
dateSigned 1996-08-31
demilitarizationProvision disarmament or redeployment of some Chechen armed formations
phased withdrawal of Russian troops
effect ended large-scale military operations in Chechnya in 1996
postponed decision on Chechnya’s final political status
withdrew most Russian federal troops from Chechnya
endedConflict First Chechen War
followedBy Moscow Peace Treaty
historicalContext post-Soviet conflicts in the North Caucasus
language Russian
legalNature interim political settlement
longTermOutcome did not resolve Chechnya’s final status
preceded the outbreak of the Second Chechen War in 1999
negotiationRole Alexander Lebed – chief Russian negotiator
Aslan Maskhadov – chief Chechen negotiator
party Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
linked to: Chechnya

Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
postponedIssueUntil not earlier than 2001
purpose to create a framework for future negotiations on Chechnya’s political status
to end active hostilities in the First Chechen War
to establish a ceasefire between Russian forces and Chechen separatists
recognizedAuthorityDeFacto Chechen separatist leadership in Chechnya
region North Caucasus
relatedDocument Moscow Peace Treaty of 1997
signatory Alexander Lebed
linked to: Aleksandr Lebed

Aslan Maskhadov
signatoryRole Alexander Lebed – Secretary of the Security Council of Russia
linked to: Aleksandr Lebed

Aslan Maskhadov – Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
linked to: Aslan Maskhadov
signedIn Dagestan
Khasavyurt
Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
statusQuestion Chechnya’s legal status within or outside the Russian Federation

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First Chechen War result Khasavyurt Accord
First Chechen War ceasefireAgreement Khasavyurt Accord
Second Chechen War relatedAgreement Khasavyurt Accord (as failed peace framework)
linked to: Khasavyurt Accord
Chechen conflict significantEvent Khasavyurt Accord
Khasavyurt Accord alternativeName Khasavyurt Agreements
linked to: Khasavyurt Accord
Khasavyurt Accord alternativeName Khasavyurt Accords
linked to: Khasavyurt Accord
Aslan Maskhadov notableWork negotiation of the Khasavyurt Accord
linked to: Khasavyurt Accord
Battle of Grozny (August 1996) followedBy Khasavyurt Accord