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Yeltsin And The Chechen Rebels

In 1996, a delegation of Chechen separatist rebels negotiated peace with the Russian President Boris Yeltsin in the Kremlin. It took them just two hours to reach an agreement.

In 1996, a delegation of Chechen separatist rebels negotiated peace with Russia's President Boris Yeltsin in the Kremlin. It took them just two hours to reach an agreement. Akhmed Zakayev was a member of the Chechen delegation. He spoke to Dina Newman. Photo: Akhmed Zakayev in 2004. Credit: AFP/Getty Images

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