# Timeline of Grozny

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Grozny, Chechen Republic, Russia.

## Prior to 20th century

Part of a series on the :
History of Chechnya :
Prehistory :
Kura–Araxes culture
Maykop culture
Kayakent culture
Kharachoi culture
Koban culture :
Ancient :
Durdzuks
Cimmerians
Alans :
Medieval :
Alania
Simsim :
Early modern :
Ichkeria
Caucasian Imamate
Russian Empire :
Modern :
| Mountain Republic | 1917–1921 |
| North Caucasian Emirate | 1919–1920 |
| Chechen National Okrug | 1920–1922 |
| Chechen Autonomous Oblast | 1922–1934 |
| Checheno-Ingush Aut. Oblast | 1934–1936 |
| Checheno-Ingush ASSR | 1936–1944 |
| Grozny Oblast | 1944–1957 |
| Checheno-Ingush ASSR | 1957–1991 |
| Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | 1991–2000 |
| Chechen Republic | 2000–present |
vte :
* 1819 – Groznaya fort built by Russian Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov.
* 1870 – Grozny granted town status in Terek Oblast.
* 1876 – Population: 6,000 (approximate).
* 1893 – Oil discovered in Grozny area.
* 1897 – Population: 15,599.
* 1900 – Synagogue opens.

## 20th century

* 1913 – Population: 34,067.
* 1917 – Groznensky Rabochy newspaper begins publication.
* 1926 – Population: 97,000.
* 1928 – Grozny–Tuapse oil pipeline launched.
* 1929 – City becomes capital of the Chechen Autonomous Oblast.
* 1932 – Electric tramway begins operating.
* 1936 – Chechen-Ingush Philharmonic Society active.
* 1937 – Grozny Music College opens.
* 1938 – Grozny University founded.
* 1939 – Population: 175,000.
* 1944 – Vainakh people in North Caucasus expelled.
* 1946 – Stadium built.
* 1958 – August: 1958 Grozny riots.
* 1965 – Population: 314,000.
* 1973 – January: Ingush demonstrations at Lenin Square.
* 1977 – Grozny Airport terminal built.
* 1980 – Chechen State Teacher Training College founded.
* 1985 – Population: 393,000.
* 1991
** City becomes capital of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
** Beslan Gantemirov becomes mayor.
** Lenin Square renamed "Sheikh Mansur Square."
** 9 November: Pro-Chechnya demonstration at Freedom Square.
* 1993 – 15 April: Demonstration against Dzhokhar Dudayev.
* 1994
** 13 June: Conflict.
** 15 October: "Opposition forces attack" city.
** 26–27 November: Battle of Grozny.
** 28 December: Battle of Khankala occurs near city.
** 31 December: Battle of Grozny (1994–95) begins.
** Population: 370,000 (estimate).
* 1995
** January: Battle of Grozny.
** 19 January: Presidential Palace captured by Russian forces.
** Population: 60,000 (approximate).
* 1996
** Presidential Palace, Grozny demolished.
** May: Conflict.
** 6–20 August: Battle of Grozny.
** Mayor Beslan Gantemirov arrested for embezzlement.
** Islamic Youth Centre opens (approximate date).
* 1997
** City renamed "Dzokhar-Ghala."
** June: Mayoral election declared invalid.
* 1999
** 1999 Russian bombing of Chechnya.
** 21 October: Grozny ballistic missile attack.
** 3 December: Refugee convoy shooting occurs near city.
** 25 December: Battle of Grozny (1999–2000) begins.
* 2000
** 30 January: Mayor Lecha Dudayev killed.
** February: Russian forces take city.
** 5 February: Novye Aldi massacre occurs near city.
** 14 February: City "sealed."
** 2 March: Grozny OMON fratricide incident.
** April: Land mines cleared; civilians begin returning to city.
** Grozneftegaz oil company headquartered in Grozny.

## 21st century

* 2001 – 17 September: Mi-8 crash.
* 2002
** 18 April: 2002 Grozny OMON ambush.
** 30 June: Peace rally at Teatralnaya Square.
** 19 August: 2002 Khankala Mi-26 crash near city.
** 27 December: Truck bombing.
** Population: 205,000.
* 2003 – Movsar Temirbayev becomes mayor.
* 2004
** 9 May: Explosion at stadium; Akhmad Kadyrov killed.
** 21–22 August: 2004 Grozny raid.
* 2006 – Population: 240,000 (estimate).
* 2007 – Muslim Khuchiyev becomes mayor.
* 2008
** Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque opens.
** 11 October: The 5.8 M$_w$  Chechnya earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). Damage was limited in Grozny, but 13 were killed and 116 were injured in the districts of Gudermes, Shalinsky and Kurchaloyevsky.
** Victory Avenue renamed "Putin Avenue."
* 2010
** 19 October: Chechen Parliament attack.
** Population: 271,600 (estimate).
* 2011 – Grozny-City Towers and Terek Stadium built.
* 2012
** Islam Kadyrov becomes mayor.
** Lermontov Drama Theatre rebuilt.
* 2013 – 3 April: Fire in Olympus Tower.
* 2014 – 4 December: 2014 Grozny clashes.
* 2015 – March: Rally in support of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.