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The Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, or '''Chechen-Ingush ASSR''' () was an Autonomous Republic within Russian SFSR . Its capital was Grozny .

As of 1979 census, its territory was 19,300 km&2 and population of 1,277,000: 611,000 being Chechens , 135,000 Ingush , the rest being Russians and other ethnic groups.


HISTORY


In 1810, the historical Ingushetia voluntarily joined Imperial Russia , and in 1859 the historical Chechnya was annexed to Russia as well, during the long Caucasian War of 1817-1864.

After Russian Revolution Of 1917 , on January 20 , 1921 Chechnya and Ingushetia joined the Soviet Mountain Republic . On November 30 , 1922 the Chechen Autonomous Oblast of RSFSR was separated. On July 7 , 1924 the Ingush Autonomous Oblast of RSFSR was separated. On January 15 , 1944 they were joined into the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Oblast of RSFSR, which was reorganized into Chechen-Ingush ASSR of RSFSR on December 5 , 1936 .

During the World War II , in 1942-1943 the republic was partly occupied by Nazi Germany while 40,000 Chechens fought in the Red Army . In 1944, on the orders by Joseph Stalin , the republic was disbanded and the Population Forcibly Deported upon the accusations of Collaboration with the invaders and Separatism .

The republic was restored in 1957 by Nikita Khrushchev .

In November 1990, the republic issued the declaration of its Sovereignty and in May 1991 an Independent Chechen-Ingush Republic was pronounced, which was subsequently divided into independent Chechen Republic and Republic Of Ingushetia .


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