A Look Inside Chechnya Today

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov speaks at a Builder's Day celebration in April. The son of the previous Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov,
Mikhail Galustov / Laif / Redux

The Man in Charge
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov speaks at a Builder's Day celebration in April. The son of previous Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov, who was assassinated in 2004, Ramzan Kadyrov has overseen numerous development and reconstruction projects in the formerly war-torn republic, including the Akhmad-Haji Kadyrov Mosque, named for his father, said to be Europe's largest.

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