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Events on Saturday 31 August 1996 1
1996Khasavyurt Accord Ends First Chechen WarCeasefire agreement halts fighting between Russia and Chechen separatistsRussian and Chechen representatives signed the Khasavyurt Accord, ending the First Chechen War with a ceasefire and a deferral of the question of Chechnya's political status. The nearly two-year conflict had killed tens of thousands of people and left Grozny devastated. The unresolved status of Chechnya contributed to the outbreak of a second war in 1999.