Eduard Kokoity
Eduard Dzhabeyevich Kokoyty (Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).; born 31 October 1964) is the former President of the partially recognized state South Ossetia.[note 1] His term in office lasted just under ten years, beginning December 2001 and ending December 2011.[1]
Eduard Kokoyty Кокойты Эдуард | |
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President of South Ossetia | |
In office 18 December 2001 – 10 December 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Gerasim Khugayev Igor Sanakoyev Zurab Kokoyev (Acting) Yury Morozov Boris Chochiev (Acting) Aslanbek Bulatsev Vadim Brovtsev |
Preceded by | Lyudvig Chibirov |
Succeeded by | Vadim Brovtsev (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Tskhinvali, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now de jure Georgia, de facto South Ossetia) | 31 October 1964
Political party | Unity Party |
Spouse(s) | Madina Tolparova |
Notes
- ↑ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
References
- ↑ "Former KGB chief wins South Ossetia". The Daily Telegraph. 9 April 2012. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/georgia/9194128/Former-KGB-chief-wins-South-Ossetia.html. Retrieved 20 August 2014.