US EditionChechnya's Succession: Ailing Leader Eyes His Teen Son
CHECHNYA, JUL 3 – Adam Kadyrov, 17, was promoted to key security roles despite Russian law and President Putin's opposition amid his father's worsening health and uncertain leadership succession.
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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadirov, a close ally of the Kremlin in power since 2007 and highly criticized for human rights abuses, has enjoyed the protection of...
Schrödinger’s Kadyrov Why Chechnya’s leader keeps saying he’ll resign, but never does
Each time Chechnya’s longtime ruler, Ramzan Kadyrov, disappears from the public eye, it fuels fresh speculation about whether he's still capable of leading the republic. A recent public call to “pray for Ramzan,” made by the region’s deputy information minister, was instantly interpreted as a veiled reference to the Chechen leader’s declining health. At the same time, Kadyrov himself continues to float the idea of stepping down — though this fam…
The Chechen ruler Ramsan Kadyrov builds up his only 17-year-old son Adam as his successor. A pompously staged wedding also served this purpose.
Chechnya's Succession: Ailing Leader Eyes His Teen Son
As Chechnya's longtime strongman Ramzan Kadyrov battles a mysterious illness, uncertainty looms over who will control the region he has ruled with an iron grip—setting the stage for a potentially turbulent succession in one of Russia's most volatile corners. Kadyrov, 48, has ruled Chechnya for two decades with strong...
The rumors about Chechen ruler Ramsan Kadyrov continue to brag. Because he has been glistening with absence in public events for weeks, the speculations shoot into the herb. One says that his only 17-year-old son Adam should succeed. But doubt remains.
Is Ramzan Kadyrov dying? Talks about Chechen leader's teenage son Adam's succession gain strength
Chechen leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin's close ally Ramzan Kadyrov could be dying, raising the question of who could take the reins of the semi-independent autonomous republic situated south-west of Russia.
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