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Old 05-12-2008, 03:35 AM   #20 (permalink)
aktarian
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There were only 1% of people that wanted to break away.
Then how come other 99% fought Russians tooth and nail rather then greeting them with open arms as they came to liberate them?

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Who is 'he'? what position? What you are talking about? The referendum were about status of Chechnya - whether to be independent or as a part of Russia. People said that they want to be in Russia.
Sorry, "he" is Dudayev, first president of Chechnya (of Chechen-Ingushia beck then)

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That's just untrue. They did. You can't just close your eyes and ears and knowingly ignore facts.
They certanly didn't. they did, however, have a referendum about constitution which happened under Russian occupation and was called unfree and unfair by just about every observer. You mean this referendum?
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