Timeline of Grozny
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Grozny, Chechen Republic, Russia.
Prior to 20th century
- 1819 – Groznaya fort built by Russian Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov.[1][2]
- 1870 – Grozny granted town status in Terek Oblast.
- 1876 – Population: 6,000 (approximate).[3][4]
- 1893 – Oil discovered in Grozny area.[3]
- 1897 – Population: 15,599.[2]
- 1900 – Synagogue opens.[5]
20th century
- 1913 – Population: 34,067.[6]
- 1917 – Groznensky Rabochy newspaper begins publication.
- 1926 – Population: 97,000.[3]
- 1928 – Grozny–Tuapse oil pipeline launched.
- 1929 – City becomes capital of the Chechen Autonomous Oblast.[3]
- 1932 – Electric tramway begins operating.
- 1936 – Chechen-Ingush Philharmonic Society active.[3]
- 1937 – Grozny Music College opens.[3]
- 1938 – Grozny University founded.[citation needed]
- 1939 – Population: 175,000.[3]
- 1944 – Vainakh people in North Caucasus expelled.
- 1946 – Stadium built.[citation needed]
- 1958 – August: 1958 Grozny riots.
- 1965 – Population: 314,000.[7]
- 1973 – January: Ingush demonstrations at Lenin Square.[8]
- 1977 – Grozny Airport terminal built.
- 1980 – Chechen State Teacher Training College founded.
- 1985 – Population: 393,000.[9]
- 1991
- City becomes capital of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
- Beslan Gantemirov becomes mayor.[10]
- Lenin Square renamed "Sheikh Mansur Square."
- 9 November: Pro-Chechnya demonstration at Freedom Square.[11]
- 1993 – 15 April: Demonstration against Dzhokhar Dudayev.[12]
- 1994
- 13 June: Conflict.[13]
- 15 October: "Opposition forces attack" city.[13]
- 26–27 November: Battle of Grozny.
- 28 December: Battle of Khankala occurs near city.
- 31 December: Battle of Grozny (1994–95) begins.
- Population: 370,000 (estimate).[3]
- 1995
- January: Battle of Grozny.[13]
- 19 January: Presidential Palace captured by Russian forces.[14]
- Population: 60,000 (approximate).[13]
- 1996
- Presidential Palace, Grozny demolished.
- May: Conflict.[13]
- 6–20 August: Battle of Grozny.[15]
- Mayor Beslan Gantemirov arrested for embezzlement.[10]
- Islamic Youth Centre opens (approximate date).[16]
- 1997
- 1999
- 1999 Russian bombing of Chechnya.
- 21 October: Grozny ballistic missile attack.[13]
- 3 December: Refugee convoy shooting occurs near city.
- 25 December: Battle of Grozny (1999–2000) begins.[13][18]
- 2000
- 30 January: Mayor Lecha Dudayev killed.[19]
- February: Russian forces take city.[15][20]
- 5 February: Novye Aldi massacre occurs near city.
- 14 February: City "sealed."[21]
- 2 March: Grozny OMON fratricide incident.
- April: Land mines cleared; civilians begin returning to city.[13]
- Grozneftegaz oil company headquartered in Grozny.[22]
21st century
- 2001 – 17 September: Mi-8 crash.
- 2002
- 18 April: 2002 Grozny OMON ambush.
- 30 June: Peace rally at Teatralnaya Square.[23]
- 19 August: 2002 Khankala Mi-26 crash near city.
- 27 December: Truck bombing.[15]
- Population: 205,000.[3]
- 2003 – Movsar Temirbayev becomes mayor.[citation needed]
- 2004
- 9 May: Explosion at stadium; Akhmad Kadyrov killed.[15][24]
- 21–22 August: 2004 Grozny raid.
- 2006 – Population: 240,000 (estimate).[25]
- 2007 – Muslim Khuchiyev becomes mayor.
- 2008
- Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque opens.[26]
- 11 October: The 5.8 Mw Chechnya earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). Damage was limited in Grozny, but 13 were killed and 116 were injured in the districts of Gudermes, Shalinsky and Kurchaloyevsky.
- Victory Avenue renamed "Putin Avenue."[27][28]
- 2010
- 19 October: Chechen Parliament attack.
- Population: 271,600 (estimate).[29]
- 2011 – Grozny-City Towers and Terek Stadium built.[30]
- 2012
- 2013 – 3 April: Fire in Olympus Tower.[33]
- 2014 – 4 December: 2014 Grozny clashes.
- 2015 – March: Rally in support of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.[34]
See also
- Grozny history (ru)
- Administrative divisions of Chechnya
- Other names of Grozny
- Timelines of other cities in the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia: Makhachkala
