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A republic of the Russian
Federation.
1336-1405
Timur (aka Timur Lang or Timur Lenk or Tamerlane because of a lame
leg) was a Tartar conqueror of a vast empire from southern Russia to
Mongolia and southward to India, Persia, and Mesopotamia. After his
death the empire fell apart. Prince Timur is a national hero of
Uzbekistan.
(V.D.-H.K.p.169)(WUD, 1994, p.1451)(WSJ, 7/3/97,
p.A4)
1482 Sep 1, Krim-Tataren
plundered Kiev.
(MC, 9/1/02)
1552 Aug, Ivan IV of Russia
began his conquest of Kazan, Tatarstan, and Astrakhan in the Volga
delta. Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, fell to Ivan in September.
(Econ, 6/2/07,
p.56)(www.1000kzn.ru/razdel/en/227/)
1989 Mintimer Shaimiyev became
First Secretary of Tatar Regional CPSU Committee in Kazan,
Tatarstan.
(Econ, 6/2/07,
p.56)(www.kcn.ru/tat_en/politics/dfa/presid/car.htm)
1991 Jun 12, Mintimer Shaimiev
(b.1937) became president of the Muslim republic of Tatarstan,
located within Russia. He continued as president until the
expiration of his 4th term in 2010.
(Econ, 1/30/10,
p.62)(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mintimer_Shaimiev)
1994 Mintimer Shaimiyev
(Shaimiev), the leader of this Muslim republic, negotiated an
autonomy accord with Moscow. He runs his domain like a small country
with his own prime minister and foreign trade representatives in
Washington and Paris.
(WSJ, 4/12/96, p.A-1) (WSJ, 6/4/96, p.A8)
1996 Apr, Mintimer Shaimiyev,
the leader of this Muslim republic, was appointed by Moscow to
arrange peace talks with Chechen leader Dudayev.
(WSJ, 4/12/96, p.A-1)
1996 Jul, In Tatarstan a new
law was enacted that will charge $800 for insulting the president.
Subsequent offenses could cost $1400. A printed insult could cost
$6,000.
(SFC, 7/5/96, p.A16)
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