Original sentence: Following the First Chechen War with Russia, which included a mass exodus of non-Chechen minorities, the republic gained a de facto sovereignty, although only the Afghan Taliban government recognised it in January 2000.Nonetheless Russia was successful in installing a pro-Moscow Chechen regime, and eliminating the most prominent separatist leaders including former President Aslan Maskhadov and terrorist Shamil Basayev
Edited sentence: Following the First Chechen War with Russia, Chechnya gained de facto independence as the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.Nonetheless Russia was successful in installing a pro-Moscow Chechen regime, and eliminating the most prominent separatist leaders including former President Aslan Maskhadov and militant leader Shamil Basayev