Zelim Bakaev
Born on 23 Apr 1992Place of birth: Grozny, Chechen Republic of IchkeriaDied on 8 Aug 2017
Known for: Acting
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.