Dagestan
Republic of Russia
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| February 2025 | Artur Beterbiev's undisputed light-heavyweight championship period concluded. |
| 2024 | During the Olympic wrestling event, three wrestlers from Dagestan win gold medals while representing other countries: Akhmed Tazhudinov (Bahrain), Razambek Zhamalov (Uzbekistan), and Magomed Ramazanov (Bulgaria), despite Russia being banned from participating due to the invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2024 | Adil Omarov, 37-year-old son of Magomed Omarov, was detained by police. |
| 2024 | Magomed Omarov arrested for 10 days on charges of 'minor hooliganism', potentially facing terrorism charges. |
| 2024 | Magomed Omarov was expelled from the United Russia party for 'actions that discredit United Russia'. |
| 2024 | In the Russian presidential election, Vladimir Putin won 92.93% of the vote in Dagestan, with critics alleging the election was rigged and fraudulent. |
| 2024 | Gashim Magomedov wins a silver medal in Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics. |
| 2024 | Ramazan Abdulaev won gold at the Baku Grand Slam in Judo. |
| 2024 | Murad Chopanov won gold at the Astana Grand Slam in Judo. |
| 2024 | Murad Chopanov won gold at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam in Judo. |
| 2024 | Ramazan Abdulaev won gold at the Astana Grand Slam in Judo. |
| 2024 | Sharabutdin Ataev becomes European Champion in the cruiserweight division of boxing |
| October 2024 | Artur Beterbiev becomes the undisputed light heavyweight champion, holding WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring titles, with an impressive record of 21 wins and 20 knockouts. |
| June 2024 | Russian authorities identify five perpetrators, including a son and two nephews of Magomed Omarov (head of Dagestan's Sergokalinsky District). Omarov submitted a resignation letter and was detained for questioning. One attacker was revealed to be a former president of the Sergokala section of the A Just Russia – For Truth Party. |
| June 24 2024 | Sergey Melikov officially dismissed Magomed Omarov from his post after the attacks. |
| June 24 2024 | Dagestan government declares a three-day national mourning period following the attacks, lasting from 24 to 26 June. |
| June 23 2024 | Coordinated terrorist attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala, Dagestan, involving simultaneous attacks on two synagogues, two Eastern Orthodox churches, and a traffic police post using automatic weapons and Molotov cocktails. 17 police officers and 5 civilians were killed, along with 5 attackers. Priest Nikolay Kotelnikov was among those killed, and the Kele-Numaz Synagogue was nearly completely destroyed by fire. |
| June 23 2024 | Simultaneous attack on the Derbent Kele-Numaz Synagogue, established in 1914, where attackers fired automatic weapons and set the synagogue on fire. The synagogue was almost completely destroyed. The attackers fled in a white Volkswagen Polo, and the attack occurred during Pentecost Sunday, with attackers reportedly yelling 'Allahu Akbar'. |
| April 2024 | Russia's FSB security service arrests four people in Dagestan suspected of involvement in the Moscow concert hall attack. |
| March 2024 | A deadly attack at a Moscow concert hall kills 145 people, claimed by the Islamic State. |
| 2023 | Magomed Magomedkerimov wins his second PFL Welterweight Championship. |
| 2023 | A wave of antisemitic attacks occurred across the North Caucasus, including Dagestan, during the Hamas-Israel war. |
| 2023 | Ramazan Abdulaev won gold at the Dushanbe Grand Slam in Judo. |
| 2023 | Ramazan Abdulaev won gold at the Baku Grand Slam in Judo. |
| 2023 | Sharabutdin Ataev becomes World Champion in the cruiserweight division of boxing |
| October 29 2023 | Continuation of antisemitic riots in the Northern Caucasus regions. |
| March 2023 | Battalion participated in the Battle of Bakhmut alongside other volunteer military formations, continuing their combat operations against Russian forces. |
| 2022 | Dagestani soldiers participated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with many reported killed in action. |
| 2022 | Ruslan Gaziev won the silver medal at the World Swimming Championships, representing the Canadian national team. |
| December 2022 | Battalion began fighting in the Donetsk Oblast, collaborating with the 'Brotherhood' battalion during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| October 2022 | The Imam Shamil Dagestan Battalion was established as a volunteer combat unit within the International Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, formed to fight against Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| September 2022 | Dagestan became a center of North Caucasian protests against military mobilization. |
| 2021 | Movlid Khaybulaev becomes the PFL Featherweight Champion. |
| 2021 | Abdulrashid Sadulaev wins gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in freestyle wrestling, further cementing Dagestan's reputation as a powerhouse in the sport. |
| 2021 | Latest census shows Northeast Caucasians (including Avars, Dargins, Lezgins, Laks, Tabasarans, Rutulians, and Chechens) comprise almost 75% of Dagestan's population. |
| 2021 | Dagestan's life expectancy declined to an average of 76.6 years, with males averaging 74.1 years and females averaging 79.0 years. |
| 2021 | Murad Chopanov won gold at the Kazan Grand Slam in Judo. |
| 2020 | Abdulrashid Sadulaev won his second Olympic Gold Medal |
| 2020 | Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from UFC as the undisputed lightweight champion and former No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter |
| 2020 | Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov passed away, marking the end of an influential era in Dagestani combat sports training |
| 2020 | Zemfira Magomedalieva wins a bronze medal in Women's middleweight boxing at the Summer Olympics |
| 2020 | Albert Batyrgaziev wins the gold medal in the featherweight division at the Summer Olympics |
| 2019 | Dagestan recorded an average life expectancy of 79.1 years, with males averaging 76.6 years and females averaging 81.4 years. |
| 2019 | Arslanbek Makhmudov holds the WBC-NABF heavyweight title |
| 2018 | Magomed Magomedkerimov wins his first PFL Welterweight Championship. |
| 2018 | Abdulrashid Sadulaev became World Champion for the third time |
| 2017 | Resurgence of violence in the North Caucasus, attributed to increasing Islamic State activities. |
| 2017 | Askar Askarov won the gold medal in 61 kg freestyle wrestling at the Summer Deaflympics |
| 2017 | Magomedrasul Majidov wins gold medal at the World Championship in boxing |
| October 3 2017 | Vladimir Vasilyev was appointed as head of Dagestan. |
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