Shamil Basayev nació el 14 de enero de 1965 en Dyshne-Vedeno, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR [ahora Chechen Republic, Russia]. Murió el 10 de julio de 2006 en Rusia.
Had been wanted by Russian authorities for years in connection with
bloody attacks in Russia, including the Beslan school hostage siege
which left at least 320 people dead.