MILITARY PERSONNEL

Sulim Yamadayev

1973 - 2009

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Suleiman Bekmirzayevich Yamadayev (Russian: Сулейман Бекмирзаевич Ямадаев; 21 June 1973 – 30 March 2009), or simply Sulim Yamadayev (Сулим Ямадаев), was a Chechen military commander. The fourth of six Yamadayev brothers, he fought for the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria during the First Chechen War before defecting to Russia during the Second Chechen War, in which he commanded Special Battalion Vostok under Spetsnaz GRU. As such, until 2008, he was officially in command of the biggest pro-Kremlin militia beyond those controlled by Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov, who has led Chechnya since 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sulim Yamadayev has received more than 361,722 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sulim Yamadayev is the 2,027th most popular military personnel.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Sulim Yamadayev ranks 2,027 out of 2,058. Before him are Arsen Pavlov, George Cathcart, Polad Hashimov, H. R. McMaster, Hugh McCulloch, and Arnaud Beltrame. After him are Chelsea Manning, Vikram Batra, Sybil Ludington, Andy Green, Oleg Tsokov, and Thomas Nelson Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Sulim Yamadayev ranks 521. Before him are Sergei Tiviakov, Toshihide Saito, Kevin Phillips, Fleur Pellerin, Arnaud Beltrame, and Sergey Shnurov. After him are Susan Downey, Penny Mordaunt, Kenneth Carlsen, Dario Franchitti, Maximiliano Hernández, and George Hincapie. Among people deceased in 2009, Sulim Yamadayev ranks 402. Before him are Johnny Kerr, Vishnuvardhan, William Safire, Wendy Richard, Jane Randolph, and Bina Rai. After him are Horton Foote, Stanley Middleton, George Perle, Anastasia Baburova, Ernő Kolczonay, and Leo Rwabwogo.

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