President of South Ossetia
| President of the Republic of South Ossetia | |
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 Coat of arms of South Ossetia | |
| Residence | Tskhinvali |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Lyudvig Chibirov |
| Formation | 27 November 1996 |
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The president of the Republic of South Ossetia is the de facto 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.
Non-presidential heads of state[]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Position | Term of office | Political party | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | 
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Torez Kulumbegov (1938–2006) |
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet | 10 October 1990 | 4 May 1991 | 206 days | Independent | |
| 2 | 
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Znaur Gassiev (1925–2016) |
4 May 1991 | 9 September 1992 | 1 year, 128 days | Independent | ||
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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 | ||
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| 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 (born 1969) 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 | Incumbent | 4 years, 297 days | United Ossetia | 2017 | |
Latest election[]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Anatoly Bibilov | United Ossetia | 17,736 | 54.80 | |
| Leonid Tibilov | Independent | 10,909 | 33.71 | |
| Alan Gagloyev | 3,291 | 10.17 | ||
| Against all | 429 | 1.33 | ||
| Total | 32,365 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 32,365 | 95.72 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,447 | 4.28 | ||
| Total votes | 33,812 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 42,459 | 79.63 | ||
| Source: South Osetia | ||||
See also[]
- Government of South Ossetia
- Prime Minister of South Ossetia
- Minister of Foreign Affairs (South Ossetia)
External links[]
- Official website (in Russian)
- Rulers.org: South Ossetia
- PlanetRulers.com: President of South Ossetia
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