After Chechen-Ingush ASSR split into two, Ingushetia was established.
A pretender is one who maintains a claim that he is entitled to a position of honour or rank , which may be occupied by an incumbent -LRB- usually more recognised -RRB- , or whose powers may currently be exercised by another person or authority .. Most often , it refers to a former monarch , or descendant thereof , whose throne is occupied or claimed by a rival or has been abolished .. throne. throne. abolished. abolished monarchy. The term `` claimant '' is sometimes preferred , but the term `` pretend '' in itself is not pejorative in this context .. pejorative. pejorative. pretend. :wikt :pretend. The original meaning of the English word pretend comes from the French word pretendre -LRB- and before that , the Latin praetendo meaning `` to stretch out before '' -RRB- , and originally meant `` to put forward , to profess or claim '' .. pretend. :wikt :pretend. Latin. Latin. A pretender was , therefore , simply one who put forward or professed a claim to a title or , in modern terms , a claimant .. Only later did the word acquire its modern sense of professing or claiming falsely .. The term `` pretender '' applies to claimants with arguably genuine rights -LRB- as the various pretenders of the Wars of the Roses who regarded the de facto monarch as a usurper -RRB- .. Wars of the Roses. Wars of the Roses. de facto. de facto. usurper. usurper. It can also be used for those possessing an arguable right to a position who do not actively claim it , as well as impostors with wholly fabricated claims -LRB- as pretenders to Henry VII 's throne Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck attest -RRB- .. throne. throne. Henry VII. Henry VII of England. Lambert Simnel. Lambert Simnel. Perkin Warbeck. Perkin Warbeck. People in the latter category often assume the identities of deceased or missing royalty to support their claim , and are sometimes referred to for clarity as false pretenders or royal impersonators .. assume the identities. false identity. A Papal pretender is called an Antipope .. Papal. Pope. Antipope. Antipope