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Second Chechen War - Interior Minister Sergei Stepashin called for an invasion of Chechnya

Time: Sunday Mar 7, 1999

Place: Russia

Details: On 7 March 1999, in response to the abduction of General Shpigun, Interior Minister Sergei Stepashin called for an invasion of Chechnya. However, Stepashin's plan was overridden by the prime minister, Yevgeny Primakov.

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