Sheikh Mansur
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Sheikh Mansur was a Chechen shepherd who lead the Chechens against Catherine the Great's imperialist expansion into the Caucasus during the 18th century.
Later, Chechen president Dzhokhar Dudaev would place a picture of Sheikh Mansur on his wall, during the period in which he led Chechnya in declaring independence from Russia under Boris Yeltsin.
Radical Islamist Shamil Basayev, a current Chechen rebel leader, claims also to emulate Sheikh Mansur.
Categories: Caucasus | Chechen politicians | History of Russia | Middle Eastern people stubs | Russian history stubs
