Anatoly Bibilov

Bibilov was born in the South Ossetian AO of the Georgian SSR in the Soviet Union.[http://chelorg.com/2017/04/10/the-new-head-of-south-ossetia-bibilov-from-peacemaker-to-the-president/ The new head of South Ossetia, Bibilov: From peacemaker to President], Chelorg, 10 April 2017. After eight grade he went to a boarding school in Tbilisi with intensive military and physical training, thereafter he joined the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School. After graduating, Bibilov was distributed to the 76th Guards Air Assault Division. His division was included in the consolidated battalion of peacekeepers in South Ossetia. Subsequently he joined the South Ossetian Army, commanding a special forces unit. Between the period 1998-2008 he rejoined the peacekeeping forces, this time in a North Ossetia battalion. Bibilov took an active part in the Russo-Georgian War, organizing the defence of one of the districts of Tskhinvali against the Georgian Armed Forces.

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In October 2008 he was appointed Minister of Emergency Situations of South Ossetia. Bibilov was the presidential candidate for the Unity Party in the South Ossetian presidential election, 2011. He won the first round, but lost the runoff to Alla Dzhioyeva.

Soon however, the parliament of South Ossetia declared the elections invalid.[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-15965537/ South Ossetia unrest after election result is annulled], BBC, 30 November 2011. Leonid Tibilov was ultimately elected president after winning the South Ossetian presidential election, 2012, which Bibilov did not participate in. In June 2014 he was elected as the president of the parliament of South Ossetia. He is currently the head of the United Ossetia party, which nominated him for their candidate to the South Ossetian presidential election, 2017.[http://www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/38265/ "United Ossetia" Party nominates Anatoly Bibilov as presidential candidate], Kavkaz, 26 January 2017. Bibilov won the election in the first round by getting 54.8% of the vote and took office as the 4th president of South Ossetia on 21 April 2017.[https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/georgias-breakaway-region-elects-leader-46700260/ Georgia's breakaway region elects new leader], AbcNews, 10 April 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/301228/|title=Бибилов сложил полномочия спикера парламента Южной Осетии}} During his inauguration, delegations from the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and Russia were present.[http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/karabakh/23202/ Artsakh delegation completes visit to South Ossetia], Mediamax, 25 April 2017.

Bibilov supports South Ossetia joining Russia,{{Cite web |url=http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/conflicts/87504-south-ossetia-does-not-refuse-joining-russian-federation-but-this-decision-may-be-postponed-anatoly-bibilov.html?ar=A |title=South Ossetia does not refuse joining Russian Federation, but this decision may be postponed - Anatoly Bibilov - News Agency InterpressNews |access-date=20 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420140045/http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/conflicts/87504-south-ossetia-does-not-refuse-joining-russian-federation-but-this-decision-may-be-postponed-anatoly-bibilov.html?ar=A |archive-date=20 April 2018 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://georgiatoday.ge/news/8674/Bibilov-Says-Breakaway-S.-Ossetia-Belongs-to-Russia |title=Bibilov Says Breakaway S. Ossetia Belongs to Russia |work=Georgia Today |date=2017-12-20 |access-date=20 April 2018 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120224219/http://georgiatoday.ge/news/8674/Bibilov-Says-Breakaway-S.-Ossetia-Belongs-to-Russia |url-status=dead }} and has called for a referendum on the issue.{{cite news |title=Бибилов высказался за референдум о вхождении Южной Осетии в состав России|trans-title=Bibilov calls for a referendum on South Ossetia's accession to Russia |url=https://ria.ru/20220330/bibilov-1780964248.html |access-date=30 March 2022 |work=RIA Novosti |date=30 March 2022 |language=ru}}

One of the controversies of Bibilov's late tenure would be the Ministry of Construction's construction of a gym for the secondary school of Tsinagari. The School's director, former Member of Parliament Lasko Gussoev was able to bring the issue to national prominence stating that the Ministry of Construction built the gym, but did not install a transformer or other electoral components rendering the gym inoperable. It would take over 2 years of Gussoev's lobbying and significant media coverage before the gym was completed.{{cite web |title=Вопрос решается: директор Цинагарской школы о вводе в эксплуатацию спортзала школы |url=https://cominf.org/node/1166539355 |website=State Information Agency |access-date=15 October 2024}}

Bibilov was defeated by Alan Gagloyev in the 2022 election.{{Cite web |url=https://oc-media.org/opposition-leader-wins-south-ossetia-presidential-election/ |title=Opposition leader wins South Ossetia presidential election |date=2022-05-09 |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=OC Media |language=en}}

During his tenure as President, Bibilov's cabinet consisted of the following:

In September 2015, he was included in the sanctions list of Ukraine. Bibilov was recognized as a person who creates "real and/or potential threats to national interests, national security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine." Bibilov probably fell under this definition because of repeated visits to the unrecognized DPR and LPR, as well as to Crimea.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ekhokavkaza.com/content/article/27256407.html |title=Санкции Бибилову не помеха | work=Ekho Kavkaza |accessdate=2015-11-04 |language=ru}}

• 50px Uatsamonga Order (2008, South Ossetia){{Cite web |url=http://www.mfa-rso.su/en/node/2759 |title=Press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia {{!}} Министерство иностранных дел |website=www.mfa-rso.su |access-date=2021-05-21 |language=ru}}
• 50px Order of Friendship (1 September 2011, Russia)
• 50px Order of the Umayyads 1st Class (2018, Syria)

He is married with four children.{{Cite web |url=https://presidentruo.org/category/prezident/ |title=Biography |work=President of Republic of South Ossetia |access-date=2022-05-14 |language=ru}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/192391/ |title=ибилов Анатолий Ильич |work=Caucasian Knot |access-date=2022-05-14 |language=ru}}

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