Leonid Tibilov

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Leonid Tibilov
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Tibilov in 2012
3rd President of South Ossetia
In office
19 April 2012 – 21 April 2017
Prime MinisterVadim Brovtsev
Rostislav Khugayev
Domenty Kulumbegov
Preceded byVadim Brovtsev (Acting)
Succeeded byAnatoliy Bibilov
Personal details
Born (1951-03-28) 28 March 1951 (age 70)
Verkhny Dvan, South Ossetian AO, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
(now South Ossetia)
Political partyIndependent

Leonid Kharitonovich Tibilov (Ossetian: Тыбылты Харитъоны фырт Леонид, romanized: Tybylty Xarithony fyrt Leonid; Russian: Леонид Харитонович Тибилов; Georgian: ლეონიდ თიბილოვი; born 28 March 1951) is a South Ossetian politician who served as the President of South Ossetia from 2012 to 2017 after winning the 2012 South Ossetian presidential election.

Career[]

Leonid Tibilov headed the South Ossetian KGB as South Ossetia's Security Minister from 1992 to 1998.[2] He was then a first deputy prime minister and co-chaired a Georgian-Ossetian peacekeeping commission.[2] Tibilov stood at the 2006 presidential election losing to Eduard Kokoity, who won 98% of the vote.[3]

Before the 2012 election Tibilov distanced himself from the outgoing President Kokoity.[4] Tibilov is reported to be loyal to Russia and pledged to consult Russia before appointing a government if he was successful at the election.[4]

In the first round of the 2012 Presidential election, Tibilov received 42.5% of the vote to lead .[5] In the second round, Tibilov was elected president with 54.1% of the vote.[6]

In a move towards integration with the Russian Federation, Tibilov proposed in December 2015 a name change to "South Ossetia–Alania" — in analogy with "North Ossetia–Alania", a Russian federal subject. Tibilov furthermore suggested holding a referendum on joining the Russian Federation prior to April 2017, which would lead to a united "Ossetia–Alania".[7] In April 2016, Tibilov said he intended to hold the referendum before August of that year.[8][9] However, on 30 May, Tibilov postponed the referendum until after the presidential election due in April 2017.[10] At the 2017 South Ossetian Name Change Referendum, nearly 80 percent of those who voted endorsed the name-change, while the presidential race was won by Anatoliy Bibilov — against the incumbent, Tibilov, who had been supported by Moscow and who, unlike Bibilov, was ready to heed Moscow′s wish for the integration referendum not be held any time soon.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "South Ossetia to hold new round of voting". Vestnik Kavkaza. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Q&A: South Ossetian separatist presidential election". BBC News Online. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Third Attempt to Elect New Leader in Breakaway S.Ossetia". Civil Georgia. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  4. ^ a b Tsvetkova, Maria (26 March 2012). "Ex-KGB chief leads South Ossetia presidential race". Reuters. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Former KGB chief wins South Ossetia". The Telegraph. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Ex-KGB man wins South Ossetia presidential election". Reuters. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Breakaway Tskhinvali proposes name change". . 29 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  8. ^ "South Ossetia profile – BBC News". Bbc.com. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  9. ^ "President: South Ossetia plans to hold referendum on becoming part of Russia before August". TASS. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  10. ^ Fuller, Liz (30 May 2016). "South Ossetia Postpones Referendum On Accession To Russian Federation". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  11. ^ "South Ossetia's Bibilov Wins Election, Puts Moscow In A Bind". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by President of South Ossetia
2012–2017 		Succeeded by
Anatoliy Bibilov


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