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First Chechen War

An Ultimatum to all warring factions in Chechnya ordering them to disarm and surrender

Tuesday Nov 29, 1994
Russia

On 29 November, President Boris Yeltsin issued an ultimatum to all warring factions in Chechnya ordering them to disarm and surrender. When the government in Grozny refused, Yeltsin ordered the Russian army to "restore constitutional order" by force.


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