The First Russian-Chechen war began in 1994 and ended in 1996 when Chechen rebels captured Grozny,the capital of Chechen republic.Chechens won the first war. Russian leaved the republic and for almost three years Chechnya was an independent state,although it wasn't recognized by the UN and the world community, except by Taliban ruled Afghanistan. But after three years a Chechen warlord Shamil Basave invaded Dagestan in 1999 what caused second Russian-Chechen war. Which is still going on.

Second Chechen War happened in 2000.

Mintimer Shaeymiev signed a treaty with President Yeltsin to end the Chechen War

Counter-insurgency operations during the Second Chechen War happened in 2009.

1939-1945 world war 2 1945-1989 cold war (1950-1953 korean war 1964-1975 vietnam war 1979-1989 soviet invasion of afghanistan 1991 fall of soviet union) 1994-1996 first chechen war 1999-2009 second chechen war