President of South Ossetia

The president of the Republic of South Ossetia (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) 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

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Position	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black"| 1	File:Torez Kulumbegov.jpg	Torez Kulumbegov (1938–2006)	Chairman of the Supreme Soviet	10 October 1990	4 May 1991	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black"| 2	File:Гассиев 2009.jpg	Znaur Gassiev (1925–2016)		4 May 1991	9 September 1992	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black"| 3	File:Torez Kulumbegov.jpg	Torez Kulumbegov (1938–2006)	Chairman of the State Nyhas	9 September 1992	17 September 1993	Template:Ayd	Independent
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:black"| 3	File:Lyudvig Chibirov (Vladikavkaz 2015).jpg	Lyudvig Chibirov (born 1932)	Chairman of the State Nyhas (1993–1994)	17 September 1993	27 November 1996	Template:Ayd	Independent
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1994–1996)

List of presidents of South Ossetia

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election
			Took office	Left office	Time in office

Timeline

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

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

External links

• Official website Template:In lang
• Rulers.org: South Ossetia
• PlanetRulers.com: President of South Ossetia

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