Doku Zavgayev

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Doku Zavgayev
Завгаев Доку
Zavgayev in 2013
Head of the Chechen Republic
In office 24 October 1995 – March 1996[1]
Preceded by	Salambek Khadzhiyev
Succeeded by	Sanaki Arbiyev
First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Checheno-Ingush ASSR
In office 1 July 1989 – 6 September 1991
Preceded by	Vladimir Foteyev [ru]
Succeeded by	Position abolished (Dzhokhar Dudayev as President of Ichkeria)
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Checheno-Ingush ASSR
In office March 1990 – 6 September 1991
First Secretary	Himself
Preceded by	Khazhbikar Bokov [ru]
Succeeded by	Lecha Magomedov
Personal details
Born	(1940-12-22) 22 December 1940 (age 83) Beno-Yurt [ru], Checheno-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Chechnya, Russia)
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (until 1991)
Other offices 1996–2004: Russian ambassador to Tanzania 2004–2009: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2009–2019: Russian ambassador to Slovenia

Doku Gapurovich Zavgayev (Russian: Доку Гапурович Завгаев; Chechen: Завгаев Доку; born 22 December 1940) is a Soviet and Russian diplomat and politician from Chechnya. He was the leader of the Checheno-Ingush ASSR.