Merab Chigoev

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Merab Ilyich Chigoev
Мераб Ильич Чигоев
Prime Minister of South Ossetia
In office
August 1998 – June 2001
President Lyudvig Chibirov
Preceded by Aleksandr Shavlokhov
Succeeded by Dmitry Sanakoyev
Personal details
Born (1950-02-15)15 February 1950
Leningor district, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
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Tskhinvali, South Ossetia
Political party Communist Party of South Ossetia

Merab Ilyich Chigoev (Russian: Мера́б Ильи́ч Чиго́ев; Ossetian: Цгъойты Ильяйы фырт Мераб; Georgian: მერაბ ილიას ძე ჩიგოევი; 15 February 1950 – 9 January 2016) was a Georgian South Ossetian politician and former Prime Minister, from August 1998 until June 2001.[1][2] He was also Minister of Justice in Yury Morozov's cabinet.[3]

Chigoev graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1973.[1]

In the 2009 parliamentary election, Chigoev was a candidate for the Communist Party of South Ossetia.[4] Chigoev was number 8 on the list, and as the party received enough votes for 8 seats, Chigoev was entitled to a seat in the Parliament of South Ossetia.[5]

Chigoev was killed in a traffic accident in Tskhinvali on 9 January 2016.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 (Russian) Labyrinth.ru: Profile of Merab I. Chigoev
  2. Rulers.org: South Ossetia
  3. (Russian) Caucasian Knot: South Ossetian government directory
  4. (Russian) Communist Party, profile at the South Ossetian electoral commission
  5. (Russian) South Ossetian electoral commission: Summary of election results
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Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of South Ossetia
1998–2001
Succeeded by
Dmitry Sanakoyev


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