Bashir Aushev
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Bashir Magometovich Aushev was a Russia
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politician, who served as the Deputy Prime Minister
of Ingushetia
from 2002 until 2008.
Aushev served as Deputy Prime Minister under former Ingush President Murat Zyazikov
. Zyazikov was a former Soviet K.G.B. agent, who was unpopular in Ingushetia because of repressive policies in the small Russian republic. Aushev had been responsible for Ingustetia's law enforcement
agencies under Zyazikov while in office.
Aushev resigned from office in October 2008, when Murat Zyazikov was removed from office by the Russian government and replaced by Yunus-bek Yevkurov
. He reportedly did not work between October 2008, when he left office, and his death in June 2009.
Aushev was shot and killed outside of his home in Nazran
, Ingushetia
, on June 13, 2009. Two unidentified gunmen opened fire on Aushev as he was exiting his car at the gate leading to his home.
Aushev's assassination
was part of a string of killings and attacks on officials throughout Ingushetia and other part's of Russia's North Caucasus
region in June 2009. On June 10, 2009, the deputy chief justice in the Supreme Court of Ingushetia
, Aza Gazgireeva, was shot and killed. Just nine days after Aushev's assassination, the President of Ingushetia
, Yunus-bek Yevkurov
, was severely wounded in a bomb attack on his motorcade
on June 22, 2009.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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Ingushetia
The Republic of Ingushetia is a federal subject of Russia , located in the North Caucasus region with its capital at Magas. In terms of area, the republic is the smallest of Russia's federal subjects except for the two federal cities, Moscow and Saint Petersburg...
politician, who served as the Deputy Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister
A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some counties, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, but is significantly different, though both...
of Ingushetia
Ingushetia
The Republic of Ingushetia is a federal subject of Russia , located in the North Caucasus region with its capital at Magas. In terms of area, the republic is the smallest of Russia's federal subjects except for the two federal cities, Moscow and Saint Petersburg...
from 2002 until 2008.
Aushev served as Deputy Prime Minister under former Ingush President Murat Zyazikov
Murat Zyazikov
Murat Magometovich Zyazikov is the former president of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia. He was born in what is now Kyrgyzstan. Zyazikov was a controversial politician in Ingushetia.- Political Career :...
. Zyazikov was a former Soviet K.G.B. agent, who was unpopular in Ingushetia because of repressive policies in the small Russian republic. Aushev had been responsible for Ingustetia's law enforcement
Law enforcement agency
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agencies under Zyazikov while in office.
Aushev resigned from office in October 2008, when Murat Zyazikov was removed from office by the Russian government and replaced by Yunus-bek Yevkurov
Yunus-bek Yevkurov
Yunus-bek Bamatgireyevich Yevkurov is the current president of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, appointed by President Dmitry Medvedev on 30 October 2008...
. He reportedly did not work between October 2008, when he left office, and his death in June 2009.
Aushev was shot and killed outside of his home in Nazran
Nazran
Nazran is a town in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. It served as the republic's capital in 1991–2000, until the town of Magas was specially built as the new capital. Nazran is the largest city of the republic: -General:...
, Ingushetia
Ingushetia
The Republic of Ingushetia is a federal subject of Russia , located in the North Caucasus region with its capital at Magas. In terms of area, the republic is the smallest of Russia's federal subjects except for the two federal cities, Moscow and Saint Petersburg...
, on June 13, 2009. Two unidentified gunmen opened fire on Aushev as he was exiting his car at the gate leading to his home.
Aushev's assassination
Assassination
To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
was part of a string of killings and attacks on officials throughout Ingushetia and other part's of Russia's North Caucasus
North Caucasus
The North Caucasus is the northern part of the Caucasus region between the Black and Caspian Seas and within European Russia. The term is also used as a synonym for the North Caucasus economic region of Russia....
region in June 2009. On June 10, 2009, the deputy chief justice in the Supreme Court of Ingushetia
Supreme Court of Ingushetia
The Supreme Court of Ingushetia is the highest legal tribunal of the Russian subject of Ingushetia, which lies to the west of Chechnya.The Court has undergone a tragic period in the 2000s, with Deputy Chief Justice Khasan Yandiyev, being assassinated on April 13, 2008, and successor Aza Gazgireeva...
, Aza Gazgireeva, was shot and killed. Just nine days after Aushev's assassination, the President of Ingushetia
President of Ingushetia
The President of the Republic of Ingushetia is the highest office within the Government of Ingushetia.-Presidents of Ingushetia:*Ruslan Aushev *Murat Zyazikov *Yunus-bek Yevkurov...
, Yunus-bek Yevkurov
Yunus-bek Yevkurov
Yunus-bek Bamatgireyevich Yevkurov is the current president of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, appointed by President Dmitry Medvedev on 30 October 2008...
, was severely wounded in a bomb attack on his motorcade
Motorcade
A motorcade is a procession of vehicles. The term motorcade was coined by Lyle Abbot , and is formed after cavalcade on the false notion that "-cade" was a suffix meaning "procession"...
on June 22, 2009.