Zelimkhan

Also known as Zelimkhan Gushmazukaev (Kharachoevsky), Zelimxan

Zelimkhan "Kharachoevsky" Gushmazukayev (; January 1872 – 26 September 1913) and better known simply as Zelimkhan, was a Chechen outlaw (abrek) who gained fame in the late Russian Empire due to his spectacular bank and train robberies as part of a violent struggle with the Russian authorities. Since the Russian Revolution he has been mythologized as a version of a Chechen Robin Hood, first by the Bolsheviks (for fighting against the Tsarist regime) and later by Chechen nationalists. Today the name Zelimkhan is given to Chechen and Ingush children.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Russian Empire
Place of birth: Kharachoy
Place of death: Shali
Occupation: criminal
Languages spoken: Russian
Image: Zelimxan.jpg

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date of birth: 1872-01-01
date of death: 1913-09-27
Commons category: Zelimkhan
place of detention: Black Dolphin Prison
pseudonym: Zelimchan Charačojevskij

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Together with Zelimkhan was his colleague and comrade, the Ingush abrek Sulumbek of Sagopshi, who participated in the most high-profile events associated with Zelimkhan.

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