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Bilu Gaitaev

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Bilu Gaitaev
Qadi of Urus-Martanovsky District
In office
1910–1925
Personal details
Born1852
Martan-Chu, Chechnya
Died1925
Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union
Military service
AllegianceCaucasian Imamate
Years of service 1870–78
Soviet Union 1918—25
Battles/wars

Bilu Gaitaev (Chechen: Goyti Bilu; 1852 — 1925) was a Chechen military leader and religious figure who took part in the Russian Civil War. Under Gaitaev's leadership, Chechens took part in major battles against the White Army. Bilu was of the Gendargnoy teip and Muzhgi-Nek'e (branch of a teip).[1]

Biography

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Gaitayev at the 1923 Chechen Congress, which proclaimed the Chechen Autonomous Oblast

Gaitayev fought against the Russian empire for many years, so during the Russian Revolution he supported the Soviet authorities, believing that they would let Chechens live by their own rules and Sharia law.[2] However, after the war Gaitaev was declared an enemy of the Soviet state and sentenced to death, which was carried out in 1925 in the Rostov Oblast.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Из хроники государственного террора. Билу-Хаджи Урус-Мартановский". checheninfo.ru (in Russian). 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  2. ^ "ЧЕЧНЯ. 1925 г. ГПУ и Билу -Хаджи У-мартановский (Гайтаев)". checheninfo.ru (in Russian). 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  3. ^ История Чечни с древнейших времен до наших дней. — Грозный: ГУП "Книжное издательство", 2008. — С. 207. — 832 с. — ISBN 978-5-98896-101-7.