Gudermes - Mr Akhmad Kadyrov, the senior Muslim cleric named to head a proMoscow administration in Chechnya, finally took up his post yesterday in the face of furious opposition.
Cleric takes over in Chechnya
Gudermes - Mr Akhmad Kadyrov, the senior Muslim cleric named to head a proMoscow administration in Chechnya, finally took up …
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