Merab Ilyich Chigoev (Russian: Мера́б Ильи́ч Чиго́ев; Ossetian: Цгъойты Ильяйы фырт Мераб; Georgian: მერაბ ილიას ძე ჩიგოევი; 15 February 1951 – 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]
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 |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 5 July 2005 – 18 August 2008 | |
| President | Eduard Kokoity |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 February 1951 Leningor district, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 9 January 2016 (aged 64) Tskhinvali, South Ossetia |
| Political party | Communist Party of South Ossetia |
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] At the time of his death Chigoev was on the committee that was drafting the new Constitution of South Ossetia.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b (in Russian) Labyrinth.ru: Profile of Merab I. Chigoev
- ^ Rulers.org: South Ossetia
- ^ (in Russian) Caucasian Knot: South Ossetian government directory
- ^ (in Russian) Communist Party, profile at the South Ossetian electoral commission Archived 26 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Russian) South Ossetian electoral commission: Summary of election results Archived 15 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Памяти Мераба Ильича Чигоева". State Information Agency. State Information and Press Committee of South Ossetia. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Constitution of South Ossetia must clearly define the main priorities of the state development, - Zhanna Zasseeva". State Information Agency. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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