President of South Ossetia

Head of state of the de facto independent Republic of South Ossetia

President of the Republic of South Ossetia

Emblem of South Ossetia

Flag of the president of South Ossetia

Incumbent
Alan Gagloev

since 24 May 2022

Residence| Presidential Palace, Tskhinvali
Term length| 5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder| Lyudvig Chibirov
Formation| 27 November 1996
Website| https://presidentruo.org/

Politics of South Ossetia

Constitution

Executive

* President of South Ossetia
Alan Gagloev
* Prime Minister of South Ossetia
Konstantin Dzhussoev

Legislature

Parliament of South Ossetia

Chairman
Alan Tadtaev

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Political parties

Elections

* Elections

* Presidential: 2017
* 2022

* Parliamentary: 2019
* 2024

Administrative divisions

* First level: Four Raions
* Second level: Towns / cities

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Dmitry Medoyev
* International recognition
* Provisional Administration of South Ossetia
* Politics of Georgia
* Georgian–Ossetian conflict
* Proposed Russian annexation of South Ossetia

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* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

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Diplomatic missions of / in South Ossetia

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The president of the Republic of South Ossetia (Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстоны президент, Russian: 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

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### Non-presidential heads of state

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Position  | Term of office  | Political party

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  |  | Torez Kulumbegov
(1938–2006) | Chairman of the Supreme Soviet  | 10 October 1990  | 4 May 1991  | 206 days  | Independent
2  |  | Znaur Gassiev
(1925–2016) | 4 May 1991  | 9 September 1992  | 1 year, 128 days  | Independent
3  |  | Torez Kulumbegov
(1938–2006) | Chairman of the State Nyhas  | 9 September 1992  | 17 September 1993  | 1 year, 8 days  | Independent
3  |  | Lyudvig Chibirov
(born 1932) | Chairman of the State Nyhas
(1993–1994) | 17 September 1993  | 27 November 1996  | 3 years, 71 days  | Independent
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
(1994–1996)

### List of presidents of South Ossetia

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Political party  | Election

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office

| Lyudvig Chibirov
(born 1932)| 27 November 1996| 18 December 2001| 5 years, 21 days| Independent| 1996

| Eduard Kokoity
(born 1964)| 18 December 2001| 10 December 2011
(Resigned)| 9 years, 357 days| Unity Party| 2001
2006

| Vadim Brovtsev
(1969–2024)
Acting| 11 December 2011| 19 April 2012| 130 days| Unity Party| –

| Leonid Tibilov
(born 1951)| 19 April 2012| 21 April 2017| 5 years, 2 days| Independent| 2012

| Anatoly Bibilov
(born 1970)| 21 April 2017| 24 May 2022| 5 years, 33 days| United Ossetia| 2017

| Alan Gagloev
(born 1981)| 24 May 2022| Incumbent| 3 years, 27 days| Nykhaz| 2022

## Timeline

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## Latest election

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Main article: 2022 South Ossetian presidential election

Candidate| Party| First round| Second round

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Votes| %| Votes| %
| Alan Gagloev| Nykhaz| 10,707| 38.55| 16,134| 56.08
| Anatoly Bibilov| United Ossetia| 9,706| 34.95| 11,767| 40.90
| Aleksandr Pliyev| People's Party| 3,434| 12.37|
| Garry Muldarov| Independent| 2,592| 9.33|
| Dmitry Tasoyev| Independent| 822| 2.96|
None of the above| 510| 1.84| 867| 3.01
Total| 27,771| 100.00| 28,768| 100.00
Valid votes| 27,771| 95.57| 28,768| 97.77
Invalid/blank votes| 1,286| 4.43| 655| 2.23
Total votes| 29,057| 100.00| 29,423| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 39,282| 73.97| 39,798| 73.93
Source: CIKRUO, CIKRUO

## See also

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* Government of South Ossetia
* Prime Minister of South Ossetia
* Minister of Foreign Affairs (South Ossetia)

## References

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## External links

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* Official website (in Russian)
* Rulers.org: South Ossetia
* PlanetRulers.com: President of South Ossetia

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Heads of state of South Ossetia

* Znaur Gassiev
* Torez Kulumbegov
* Lyudvig Chibirov
* Eduard Kokoity
* Vadim Brovtsev *
* Leonid Tibilov
* Anatoly Bibilov
* Alan Gagloev

* denotes acting.

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South Ossetia articles

History|

* Georgian history
* Autonomous Oblast
* Georgian–Ossetian conflict
* 1991–1992 war
* 2006 independence referendum
* 2008 war

Geography|

* Administrative divisions
* Borders

Politics|

* Constitution
* Foreign relations
* Government
* Prime Minister
* Proposed Russian annexation
* Government-in-exile
* International recognition
* Military
* Parliament
* President

Society|

* Coat of arms
* Cuisine
* Demographics
* Economy
* Flag
* Language
* Literature
* People
* Religion
* Women

See also|

* Ossetia
* Georgia (outline)

* Category

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Heads of state and government of Europe

Heads
of state|

| UN members
and observers|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia1
* Austria
* Azerbaijan1
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus1
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia1
* Germany
* Greece
* Holy See (Vatican City)
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kazakhstan1
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russian Federation1
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Sovereign Military Order of Malta
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey1
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

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Partially recognised2|

* Abkhazia1
* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus1
* South Ossetia1

Unrecognised states3|

* Transnistria

Heads of
government|

| UN members
and observers|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia1
* Austria
* Azerbaijan1
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus1
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia1
* Germany
* Greece
* Holy See (Vatican City)
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kazakhstan1
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russian Federation1
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Sovereign Military Order of Malta
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey1
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

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Partially recognised2|

* Abkhazia1
* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus1
* South Ossetia1

Unrecognised states3|

* Transnistria

* 1\. Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on geographical definition.
* 2\. Recognised by at least one United Nations member.
* 3\. Not recognised by any United Nations members.

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