The North Caucasus is a rather specific region with a great influence of informal clan and family ties. Based on this, the federal leadership seeks to appoint to the mountainous republics people who are not closely connected with the local elite and stand above all disputes in order to avoid conflicts of interest between opposing groups. One of the nominees of this wave is the President of Ingushetia Yevkurov, whose biography will be presented below. He is an Ingush by nationality, but was born in North Ossetia and made a military career in the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces.
Peasant's son
The life of the President of Ingushetia Yevkurov begins its countdown in 1963, when another child was born in a large Ingush family in the Prigorodny district of North Ossetia. In total, Yunus-bek Bamatgireevich has six brothers and five sisters. The boy grew up in the village of Angusht, received a general secondary education at a boarding school in Beslan.
The shortest way to get out of the rural outback for the CaucasianThe young men were serving in the Soviet army. In 1982, the future president of Ingushetia begins military service in the marines of the Pacific Fleet. At the end of the mandatory period, a native of Ossetia received a recommendation from the command of the unit for admission to the famous Ryazan landing school.
After graduating, in 1989 he entered the service in the reconnaissance company of the guards airborne unit in Belarus. A capable officer, Yevkurov graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1997.
Combat Colonel
The further path of Yunus-bek Bamatgireevich was marked by participation in a number of military operations. With the rank of major, he served as a peacekeeper with Russian forces in Bosnia in 1999.
With the participation of Yevkurov, the famous forced march to the airport of Pristina was made. For this he was awarded a government award. According to some reports, a GRU special forces group of 18 people captured and held the airport until the main forces of the paratroopers arrived.
Already being a lieutenant colonel, Yunus-bek Yevkurov takes part in the Second Chechen War. He repeatedly shows personal courage and initiative in the implementation of military operations. As chief of staff of the Guards Airborne Regiment, the lieutenant colonel personally supervises the release of twelve Russian servicemen from captivity.
The exploits of an officer on the battlefield did not go unnoticed. In 2000 Yevkurov was awarded the title of Hero of Russia.
From military service to politics
In 2001, an Ingush officer enters the Academy of the General Staff, after which he is sent to the Ural Military District as a deputy intelligence directorate. Far from his native North Caucasus, he served until 2008.
At this time, a real conflict flares up in Ingushetia, which threatens to escalate into a real armed confrontation. The situation is aggravated by the presence of the Islamist underground.
Murat Zyazikov resigns, and the federal center decides to appoint Yunus-bek Yevkurov as President of Ingushetia. Not a member of any clan, he was supposed to become a neutral figure in the leadership of the republic and unite society.
He began his inauguration with a beautiful gesture - he refused the solemn inauguration, explaining this by the desire to save budget funds. The new president of Ingushetia held the first meeting with the citizens of the republic right in the central mosque in Nazran. Here he began to call on the elite to support him in his duties as head of the republic.
Attempts and scandals
Combat officer successfully passed the test of battle, but the greatest danger awaited him in the civil service. In 2009, an assassination attempt was made on him in Nazran.
The motorcade of the President of the Republic of Ingushetia was attacked by a car with explosives on board. As a result of the terrorist attack, one of the guards of the head of the republic was killed, and Yevkurov Yunus-bek, his brother and security officers were seriously injured. The condition of the President of Ingushetia was assessed as grave, but after a short time he overcame all difficulties and resumed his duties.
As part of the fight against corruption and clannishness, Yevkurov, upon taking office, carried out massive purges in the administration of the President of Ingushetia, getting rid of the vicious legacy of the past.
However, a military general does not always have good relations with his neighbors. The well-known head of the nearby North Caucasian republic reproaches the participant of the Second Chechen War and the hero of Russia for being liberal and gentle towards members of the gangster underground.
