President of South Ossetia

{{Short description|Head of state of the de facto independent Republic of South Ossetia}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = President

| body = the Republic of South Ossetia

| flag = Flag of the President of South Ossetia.svg

| flagcaption = Flag of the president of South Ossetia

| insignia = Emblem of South Ossetia.svg

| insigniasize = 150px

| insigniacaption = Emblem of South Ossetia

| image = Alan Gagloyev (2023-03-15) 02 (cropped).jpg

| imagesize = 165px

| incumbent = Alan Gagloev

| incumbentsince = 24 May 2022

| residence = Presidential Palace, Tskhinvali

| termlength = 5 years, renewable once

| inaugural = Lyudvig Chibirov

| formation = 27 November 1996

| website = https://presidentruo.org/

}}

The president of the Republic of South Ossetia ({{langx|os|Хуссар Ирыстоны президент}}, {{langx|ru|Президент Южной Осетии}}) 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.

List of officeholders

=Non-presidential heads of state=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan=2\| {{abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! rowspan=2\| Portrait ! rowspan=2\| Name {{small\|(Birth–Death)}} ! rowspan=2\| Position ! colspan=3\| Term of office ! rowspan=2\| Political party
Took office ! Left office ! Time in office
style="background:{{party color\|Independent politician}}; color:black"\| 1 \| 60px \| Torez Kulumbegov {{small\|(1938–2006)}} \| rowspan=2\|Chairman of the Supreme Soviet \| 10 October 1990 \| 4 May 1991 \| {{ayd\|1990\|10\|10\|1991\|05\|04}} \| Independent
style="background:{{party color\|Independent politician}}; color:black"\| 2 \| 60px \| Znaur Gassiev {{small\|(1925–2016)}} \| 4 May 1991 \| 9 September 1992 \| {{ayd\|1991\|05\|04\|1992\|09\|09}} \| Independent
style="background:{{party color\|Independent politician}}; color:black"\| 3 \| 60px \| Torez Kulumbegov {{small\|(1938–2006)}} \| Chairman of the State Nyhas \| 9 September 1992 \| 17 September 1993 \| {{ayd\|1992\|09\|09\|1993\|09\|17}} \| Independent
rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color\|Independent politician}}; color:black"\| 3 \| rowspan=2\|60px \| rowspan=2\|Lyudvig Chibirov {{small\|(born 1932)}} \| Chairman of the State Nyhas {{small\|(1993–1994)}} \| rowspan=2\|17 September 1993 \| rowspan=2\|27 November 1996 \| rowspan=2\|{{ayd\|1993\|09\|17\|1996\|11\|27}} \| rowspan=2\|Independent
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet {{small\|(1994–1996)}}

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rowspan=2| {{abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan=2| Portrait

! rowspan=2| Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan=2| Position

! colspan=3| Term of office

! rowspan=2| Political party

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| 1

| 60px

| Torez Kulumbegov
{{small|(1938–2006)}}

| rowspan=2|Chairman of the Supreme Soviet

| 10 October 1990

| 4 May 1991

| {{ayd|1990|10|10|1991|05|04}}

| Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| 2

| 60px

| Znaur Gassiev
{{small|(1925–2016)}}

| 4 May 1991

| 9 September 1992

| {{ayd|1991|05|04|1992|09|09}}

| Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| 3

| 60px

| Torez Kulumbegov
{{small|(1938–2006)}}

| Chairman of the State Nyhas

| 9 September 1992

| 17 September 1993

| {{ayd|1992|09|09|1993|09|17}}

| Independent

rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| 3

| rowspan=2|60px

| rowspan=2|Lyudvig Chibirov
{{small|(born 1932)}}

| Chairman of the State Nyhas
{{small|(1993–1994)}}

| rowspan=2|17 September 1993

| rowspan=2|27 November 1996

| rowspan=2|{{ayd|1993|09|17|1996|11|27}}

| rowspan=2|Independent

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
{{small|(1994–1996)}}

=List of presidents of South Ossetia=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan=2\| {{abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! rowspan=2\| Portrait ! rowspan=2\| Name {{small\|(Birth–Death)}} ! colspan=3\| Term of office ! rowspan=2\| Political party ! rowspan=2\| Election
Took office ! Left office ! Time in office {{Officeholder table \| order2 = 1 \| image = Lyudvig Chibirov (Vladikavkaz 2015).jpg \|bSize = 60 \| officeholder = Lyudvig Chibirov \| born_year = 1932 \| died_year = \| term_start = 27 November 1996 \| term_end = 18 December 2001 \| timeinoffice = {{ayd\|1996\|11\|27\|2001\|12\|18}} \| alt_party = Independent politician \| election = 1996 }} {{Officeholder table \| order2 = 2 \| image = Kokojty detail.jpg \|bSize = 60 \| officeholder = Eduard Kokoity \| born_year = 1964 \| died_year = \| term_start = 18 December 2001 \| term_end = 10 December 2011 {{small\|(Resigned)}} \| timeinoffice = {{ayd\|2001\|12\|18\|2011\|12\|10}} \| alt_party = Unity Party (South Ossetia) \| election = 2001 \| election2 = 2006 }} {{Officeholder table \| order2 = – \| image = Вадим Бровцев (cropped).JPG \|bSize = 60 \| officeholder = Vadim Brovtsev \| born_year = 1969 \| died_year = 2024 \| term_start = 11 December 2011 \| term_end = 19 April 2012 \| timeinoffice = {{ayd\|2011\|12\|11\|2012\|04\|19}} \| acting = y \| alt_party = Unity Party (South Ossetia) \| election = – }} {{Officeholder table \| order2 = 3 \| image = Leonid Tibilov 2 (cropped).jpeg \|bSize = 60 \| officeholder = Leonid Tibilov \| born_year = 1951 \| died_year = \| term_start = 19 April 2012 \| term_end = 21 April 2017 \| timeinoffice = {{ayd\|2012\|04\|19\|2017\|04\|21}} \| alt_party = Independent politician \| election = 2012 }} {{Officeholder table \| order2 = 4 \| image = Anatoly Bibilov (2018, cropped).jpg \|bSize = 60 \| officeholder = Anatoly Bibilov \| born_year = 1970 \| died_year = \| term_start = 21 April 2017 \| term_end = 24 May 2022 \| timeinoffice = {{ayd\|2017\|04\|21\|2022\|05\|24}} \| alt_party = United Ossetia \| election = 2017 }} {{Officeholder table \| order2 = 5 \| image = Alan Gagloyev (2023-03-15) 02 (cropped).jpg \|bSize = 60 \| officeholder = Alan Gagloev \| born_year = 1981 \| died_year = \| term_start = 24 May 2022 \| term_end = Incumbent \| timeinoffice = {{ayd\|2022\|05\|24\|\|

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rowspan=2| {{abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan=2| Portrait

! rowspan=2| Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! colspan=3| Term of office

! rowspan=2| Political party

! rowspan=2| Election

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 1

| image = Lyudvig Chibirov (Vladikavkaz 2015).jpg |bSize = 60

| officeholder = Lyudvig Chibirov

| born_year = 1932

| died_year =

| term_start = 27 November 1996

| term_end = 18 December 2001

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1996|11|27|2001|12|18}}

| alt_party = Independent politician

| election = 1996

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 2

| image = Kokojty detail.jpg |bSize = 60

| officeholder = Eduard Kokoity

| born_year = 1964

| died_year =

| term_start = 18 December 2001

| term_end = 10 December 2011
{{small|(Resigned)}}

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2001|12|18|2011|12|10}}

| alt_party = Unity Party (South Ossetia)

| election = 2001

| election2 = 2006

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = –

| image = Вадим Бровцев (cropped).JPG |bSize = 60

| officeholder = Vadim Brovtsev

| born_year = 1969

| died_year = 2024

| term_start = 11 December 2011

| term_end = 19 April 2012

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2011|12|11|2012|04|19}}

| acting = y

| alt_party = Unity Party (South Ossetia)

| election = –

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 3

| image = Leonid Tibilov 2 (cropped).jpeg |bSize = 60

| officeholder = Leonid Tibilov

| born_year = 1951

| died_year =

| term_start = 19 April 2012

| term_end = 21 April 2017

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2012|04|19|2017|04|21}}

| alt_party = Independent politician

| election = 2012

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 4

| image = Anatoly Bibilov (2018, cropped).jpg |bSize = 60

| officeholder = Anatoly Bibilov

| born_year = 1970

| died_year =

| term_start = 21 April 2017

| term_end = 24 May 2022

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2017|04|21|2022|05|24}}

| alt_party = United Ossetia

| election = 2017

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 5

| image = Alan Gagloyev (2023-03-15) 02 (cropped).jpg |bSize = 60

| officeholder = Alan Gagloev

| born_year = 1981

| died_year =

| term_start = 24 May 2022

| term_end = Incumbent

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2022|05|24||

}

| alt_party = Nykhaz

| election = 2022

}}

|}

Timeline

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id:up value:rgb(0.15,0.26,0.64) legend:Unity_Party

id:uo value:rgb(0.07,0.62,0.82) legend:United_Ossetia

id:n value:rgb(0.2,0.2,0.4) legend:Nykhaz

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text:"Political party:"

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bar:Gassiev

bar:Chibirov

bar:Kokoity

bar:Brovtsev

bar:Tibilov

bar:Bibilov

bar:Gagloev

PlotData =

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bar: Kulumbegov

from: 10/10/1990 till: 04/05/1991 color:independent

from: 09/09/1992 till: 17/09/1993 color:independent text:"Torez Kulumbegov"

bar: Gassiev

from: 04/05/1991 till: 09/09/1992 color:independent text:"Znaur Gassiev"

bar: Chibirov

from: 17/09/1993 till: 18/12/2001 color:independent text:"Lyudvig Chibirov"

bar: Kokoity

from: 18/12/2001 till: 10/12/2011 color:up text:"Eduard Kokoity"

bar: Brovtsev

from: 11/12/2011 till: 19/04/2012 color:up text:"Vadim Brovtsev"

bar: Tibilov

from: 19/04/2012 till: 21/04/2017 color:independent text:"Leonid Tibilov"

bar: Bibilov

from: 21/04/2017 till: 24/05/2022 color:uo text:"Anatoly Bibilov"

bar: Gagloev

from: 24/05/2022 till: $today color:n text:"Alan Gagloev"

}}

Latest election

{{Election results

|cand1=Alan Gagloev|party1=Nykhaz|votes1=10707|votes1_2=16134

|cand2=Anatoly Bibilov|party2=United Ossetia|votes2=9706|votes2_2=11767

|cand3=Aleksandr Pliyev|party3=People's Party|votes3=3434

|cand4=Garry Muldarov|party4=Independent|votes4=2592

|cand5=Dmitry Tasoyev|party5=Independent|votes5=822

|row6=None of the above|votes6=510|votes6_2=867

|invalid=1286|invalid2=655

|total=29057|total2=29423

|electorate=39282|electorate2=39798

|source=[https://cikruo.ru/rezultaty-golosovaniya/ CIKRUO], [https://cikruo.ru/2022/05/14/postanovlenie-centralnoj-izbiratelnoj-komissii-respubliki-juzhnaya-osetiya-ot-12-maya-2022-goda-2022-g-46-1-ob-itogah-povtornogo-golosovaniya-po-vyboram-prezidenta-respubliki-juzhnaya-osetiya-8-maya/ CIKRUO]

}}

References

External links

[http://www.presidentruo.ru/ Official website] {{in lang|ru}}
[http://rulers.org/rulg1.html#georgia Rulers.org: South Ossetia]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081004041330/http://www.planetrulers.com/southossetia.php PlanetRulers.com: President of South Ossetia]

Category:South Ossetia

South Ossetia

Category:Government of Ossetia

President of South Ossetia

List of officeholders

=Non-presidential heads of state=

=List of presidents of South Ossetia=

Timeline

Latest election

See also

References

External links