Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
  • Нохч-ГӀалгӀайн ACCP
  • Нохч-ГӀалгӀай АССР
  • Чечено-Ингушская ACCP
Autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR
1936–1944
1957–1992
Flag of Checheno-Ingush ASSR
Flag
of Checheno-Ingush ASSR
Coat of arms

Map of the Soviet Caucasus
including the Checheno-Ingush ASSR
Anthem
"My Checheno-Ingushetia"
Чечено-Ингушетия Моя
CapitalGrozny
Demonym
  • Chechen
  • Ingush
History
Government
 • MottoЕрриг Пачхьалкхийн Пролетареш, Цхьаьнакхета!
(Workers of the world, unite!)
Historical era20th century
• Unification of Ingush and Chechen Autonomous Oblasts
15 January 1934
• Sovereignty declared
27 November 1990
• Formation of the Chechen–Ingush Republic
16 May 1992
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Oblast
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Ingushetia
Today part ofRussia

The Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic[a] (Checheno-Ingush ASSR) was an autonomous republic within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. They existed from 1936 to 1944 and again from 1957 to 1992. Its capital was Grozny.

Population

As of the 1979 census, the territory had an area of 19,300 km2 (7,500 sq mi) and a population of 611,405 being Chechens, 134,744 Ingush, and the rest being Russians and other ethnic groups.

Notes

  1. Chechen: Нохч-ГӀалгӀайн Автономнин Советски Социалистически Республика, romanized: Noxç-Ġalġayn Avtonomnin Sovetski Socialistiçeski Respublika; Ingush: Нохч-ГӀалгӀай Автономе Советий Социализма Республика, romanized: Noxç-Ġalġay Avtonome Sovetiy Socializma Respublika; Russian: Чече́но-Ингу́шская Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика, romanized: Checheno-Ingushskaya Avtonomnaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika