Gerasim Khugayev

South Ossetian politician (1945–2024)

Gerasim Khugayev

Герасим Хугаев
Герасим Хуыгаты

2nd Prime Minister of South Ossetia
In office
25 October 1993 – 16 May 1994
President| Lyudvig Chibirov
Preceded by| Oleg Teziev
Succeeded by| Feliks Zassiev
In office
19 December 2001 – 31 August 2003
President| Eduard Kokoity
Preceded by| Dmitry Sanakoyev
Succeeded by| Igor Sanakoyev
Personal details
Born| (1946-11-15)15 November 1946
Chasaval, South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, Georgian SSR, USSR
Died| 22 October 2024(2024-10-22) (aged 77)

Gerasim "Rezo" Georgievich Khugayev (Ossetian: Хуыгаты Георгийы фырт Герасим (Резо), Xwêgatê Géorgiyê fêrt Gérasim (Rézo); Georgian: გერასიმე ხუგაევი, Gerasime Khugaevi; Russian: Герасим (Резо) Георгевич Хугаев; 15 November 1946 – 22 October 2024) was an Ossetian politician who served as Prime Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia from 1993 to 1994, then again from 2001 to 2003.[1] He was the only South Ossetian Prime Minister to serve more than one time, to date.

## Political career

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From 1975 until 1981, Khugayev studied at the psychology department of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. In 1981, he was elected party secretary in Kvaisa. After a promotion in 1987, he became a member of the very first session of South Ossetia's parliament. He was also actively involved in the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War, where he commanded a unit. After the war, he first became deputy Prime Minister under PM Oleg Teziev and Head of State Torez Kulumbegov, and then Prime Minister.[1]

Khugayev first served as prime minister from October 1993 until May 1994 under Head of State Lyudvig Chibirov, and then again from December 2001 until August 2003, as the first Prime Minister appointed by President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity.[1][2]

In 1996, Khugayev was deputy PM in the cabinet of Aleksandr Shavlokhov. He was also a candidate in the 1996 presidential election, the first ever held in the country. Khugayev finished 2nd, after incumbent Head of State Lyudvig Chibirov, with 23.9% of the vote.[3]

In 2001, Khugayev led the Eduard Kokoity's campaign for the 2001 presidential elections. After Kokoity won, he appointed Khugayev as his first prime minister.[4]

## Death

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On 22 October 2024, it was announced that Khugayev had died at the age of 77.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c (in Russian) Regnum: Ossetians evicted from the Pankisi Gorge Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (4 August 2003)
2. ^ Rulers.org: South Ossetia
3. ^ (in Russian) Chronicle of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (1988-2008)
4. ^ (in Russian) Osinform: Thirteen South Ossetian PMs (2 November 2008)
5. ^ Не стало политика и общественного деятеля Резо Хугаева (in Russian)

Political offices

Preceded by

Oleg Teziev

|  Prime Minister of South Ossetia
1993–1994  | Succeeded by

Feliks Zassiev

Preceded by

Dmitry Sanakoyev

|  Prime Minister of South Ossetia
2001–2003  | Succeeded by

Igor Sanakoyev

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Prime ministers of South Ossetia

* Oleg Teziev
* Gerasim Khugayev (1st)
* Feliks Zassiev
* Vladislav Gabarayev
* Valeriy Hubulov *
* Aleksandr Shavlokhov
* Merab Chigoev
* Dmitry Sanakoyev
* Gerasim Khugayev (2nd)
* Igor Sanakoyev
* Zurab Kokoyev *
* Yury Morozov
* Boris Chochiev *
* Aslanbek Bulatsev
* Vadim Brovtsev
* Rostislav Khugayev
* Domenty Kulumbegov
* Erik Pukhayev
* Gennady Bekoyev
* Konstantin Dzhussoev

* denotes acting.

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