Zelim Bakaev

BIOGRAPHY

Zelimkhan Khoussainovich Bakaev (Russian: Зелимхан Хусаинович Бакаев; born 23 April 1992) is a Chechen singer. He disappeared in Chechnya on 8 August 2017, while on a brief visit to the region to attend his sister's wedding. He is widely believed to have been abducted, tortured, and murdered by the Chechen authorities as part of their systematic persecution of homosexual men.

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

23 April 1992

Death Day

8 August 2017

Place of Birth

Grozny, Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Also Known As

Зелимхан Хусаинович Бакаев