Chechnya: Ethnic Tension in RussiaMonday, February 10, 2014

Mr. Broughman

Chechnya Statistics

• 1.2 million people• 95.3% Ethnic Chechen• 1.9% Ethnic Russian• Islam is the Predominant

Religion

Russia Statistics

• 143,000,000 people• 81% Ethnic Russian• 0.8% Ethnic Chechen• Eastern Orthodox

Christianity is the Predominant Religion

First Chechen War (1994 to 1996)

Second Chechen War (1999 to 2009)

Acts of Chechen Terrorism during Second Chechen War

• 2002: Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis; 850 hostages and 170 deaths

• 2003: Car bomb at Russian Federal Building; 59 deaths and 200 injured

• 2003: Red Square suicide bombing; 6 killed and 44 injured

• 2004: Moscow Subway bombings; 54 deaths and hundreds injured

• 2004: Aircraft suicide bombings; 89 deaths