Capital gain for war hero
The Chechen President, Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, signed an order renaming the regional capital Grozny in honour of the separatist leader Dzhokhar Dudayev. It will now be known as Dzhokhar-Ghala (City of Dzhokhar). Dudayev was killed by a Russian rocket attack in April last year.
Reuter - Grozny
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