On June 8, 1991, at the initiative of Dzhokhar Dudayev, a part of the delegates of the First Chechen National Congress gathered in Grozny, which proclaimed itself the All-National Congress of the Chechen People (OKChN).[7][8] Following this, was proclaimed the Chechen Republic (Nokhchi-cho),[9][10] and the leaders of the Supreme Soviet of the republic were declared "usurpers".[8]