Presidential Decree No. 59 (7 June 1993) — Three Days of National Mourning for Four Fatalities

Ichkeria Digital Archive — CHRI-0214. This entry describes an act printed in the Chechen Republic’s contemporary Ministry of Justice collection. The downloadable PDF is a photographic excerpt of that printed publication, not an independently authenticated signed original.

Archival metadata

Archive IDCHRI-0214
Date7 June 1993
Issuing authorityPresident Dzhokhar Dudaev, Chechen Republic
Act typeУказ — Presidential decree
Act number59
Original Russian titleОб объявлении траура на территории Чеченской Республики
Primary historical sourceСборник указов и распоряжений Президента Чеченской Республики, книга 2-я, Chechen Republic Ministry of Justice (Grozny, 1994). Printed p. 16; scanned volume PDF p. 9 (left, lower portion).
Documentary statusVerified in a contemporary printed collection; separately signed original and practical implementation not yet independently verified

Historical description

Following the deaths of parliamentarian Umar-Isa Arsamikov and armed-forces members Badrudi Dzhamalov, Shamil Dudaev and Apti Koruyev, the decree declares 8, 9 and 10 June 1993 days of mourning throughout the Chechen Republic, orders state flags to be lowered and public entertainment cancelled.

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View or download the Russian-language facsimile (PDF). The document reproduces the printed decree.

Editorial and verification notes

The identification and status of the deceased follow the terms used by the contemporaneous presidential publication. Circumstances of the deaths are not independently established by this decree.

Referenced in the internal archive register as CHRI-0214. Return to the Document Archive.