Chechnya's Timeline:

• 1600s The Chechen clans were introduced to the Muslim  religion.

• 1780s-1859 Chechens and Russians war continuously. The  Chechens eventually lose.

• 1944 The Chechens and many other peoples are  deported by Stalin and the communist Russian Regime.

•1957 The Chechens are allowed to return to their  homeland.

•1989-1991 The Soviet Union collapses. The Chechens  declare their independence from Russia and the