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| 1997, Jan. 5 |
| | | Russia completed its withdrawal from Chechnya. | 1 |
| | | Jan. 20 |
| | | Negotiations toward forming a charter between Russia and NATO began. | 2 |
| | | Jan. 27 |
| | | Chechnya elected Gen. Aslan Maskhadou president. Russia did not object to these election results. | 3 |
| | | April 17 |
| | | Russian finance minister Anatoly B. Chubais announced a huge budget crisis, calling for emergency cuts in spending. | 4 |
| | | May 12 |
| | | Russia and Chechnya signed a formal peace treaty. | 5 |
| | | May 14 |
| | | Russia announced that it would agree to NATO’s expansion into former countries of the Soviet bloc. | 6 |
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| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth
edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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