President of South Ossetia
Head of state of the de facto independent Republic of South Ossetia
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The president of the Republic of South Ossetia (Iron Ossetic: Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстоны президент, Russian: Президент Республики Южная Осетия) is the head of state of the partially recognized Republic of South Ossetia that is de jure part of Georgia. This is a list of the de facto presidents of the Republic of South Ossetia and the holders of the precursor to the office.
ResidencePresidential Palace, Tskhinvali
Term length5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderLyudvig Chibirov
| President of the Republic of South Ossetia | |
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Emblem of South Ossetia | |
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| Type | |
| Residence | Presidential Palace, Tskhinvali |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Lyudvig Chibirov |
| Formation | 27 November 1996 |
| Website | presidentruo |
List of officeholders
Non-presidential heads of state
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Position | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Torez Kulumbegov (1938–2006) |
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet | 10 October 1990 | 4 May 1991 | 206 days | Independent |
| 2 |  |
Znaur Gassiev (1925–2016) |
4 May 1991 | 9 September 1992 | 1 year, 128 days | Independent | |
| 3 | |
Torez Kulumbegov (1938–2006) |
Chairman of the State Nyhas | 9 September 1992 | 17 September 1993 | 1 year, 8 days | Independent |
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Lyudvig Chibirov (born 1932) |
Chairman of the State Nyhas (1993–1994) |
17 September 1993 | 27 November 1996 | 3 years, 71 days | Independent |
| Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1994–1996) | |||||||
List of presidents of South Ossetia
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Lyudvig Chibirov (born 1932) | 27 November 1996 | 18 December 2001 | 5 years, 21 days | Independent | 1996 | |
| 2 | Eduard Kokoity (born 1964) | 18 December 2001 | 10 December 2011 (Resigned) | 9 years, 357 days | Unity Party | 2001 2006 | |
| – | Vadim Brovtsev (1969–2024) Acting | 11 December 2011 | 19 April 2012 | 130 days | Unity Party | – | |
| 3 | Leonid Tibilov (born 1951) | 19 April 2012 | 21 April 2017 | 5 years, 2 days | Independent | 2012 | |
| 4 | Anatoly Bibilov (born 1970) | 21 April 2017 | 24 May 2022 | 5 years, 33 days | United Ossetia | 2017 | |
| 5 | Alan Gagloev (born 1981) | 24 May 2022 | 23 June 2026 (Resigned) | 4 years, 30 days | Nykhaz | 2022 | |
| – | Marat Kambolov (born 1965) Acting | 23 June 2026 | Incumbent | 16 days | Independent | – | |
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Timeline
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Alan Gagloev | Nykhaz | 10,707 | 38.55 | 16,134 | 56.08 | |
| Anatoly Bibilov | United Ossetia | 9,706 | 34.95 | 11,767 | 40.90 | |
| Aleksandr Pliyev | People's Party | 3,434 | 12.37 | |||
| Garry Muldarov | Independent | 2,592 | 9.33 | |||
| Dmitry Tasoyev | Independent | 822 | 2.96 | |||
| None of the above | 510 | 1.84 | 867 | 3.01 | ||
| Total | 27,771 | 100.00 | 28,768 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 27,771 | 95.57 | 28,768 | 97.77 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,286 | 4.43 | 655 | 2.23 | ||
| Total votes | 29,057 | 100.00 | 29,423 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 39,282 | 73.97 | 39,798 | 73.93 | ||
| Source: CIKRUO, CIKRUO | ||||||
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in Russian)
- Rulers.org: South Ossetia
- PlanetRulers.com: President of South Ossetia
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