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| 1996, Jan. 15 |
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| Russian forces assaulted separatist guerrillas in the Chechnya-held village of Pervomayskoye. | 1 |
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| March 31 |
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| Yeltsin unveiled a peace plan for Chechnya. | 2 |
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| April 2 |
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| Russia and Belarus signed a treaty joining in an economic and political union called the Community of Sovereign Republics. | 3 |
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| May 27 |
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| Russia and Chechnya signed a peace accord. | 4 |
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| July 3 |
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| Yeltsin was reelected in a runoff, thwarting the possible resurgence of communism under Gennadi Zyuganov. | 5 |
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| Aug. 6 |
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| Separatist rebels in Chechnya launched new attacks in Grozny. | 6 |
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| Aug. 22 |
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| Russia and Chechen rebels signed a cease-fire. | 7 |
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| Oct. 17 |
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| Yeltsin fired his security chief, Aleksandr Lebed. Earlier Lebed had encouraged NATO to consult with Russia before including more Eastern European nations. He was also actively involved in the conflict with Chechnya. On Oct. 19 Yeltsin named Ivan Rybkin as his new Security Council secretary; Rybkin said he would continue the peace negotiations with Chechnya. | 8 |
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