Merab Chigoev

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
Personal details
Born	15 February 1950 Leningor district, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	9 January 2016 (aged 65) Tskhinvali, South Ossetia
Political party	Communist Party of South Ossetia

Merab Ilyich Chigoev (Russian: Мера́б Ильи́ч Чиго́ев; Ossetian: Цгъойты Ильяйы фырт Мераб; Georgian: მერაბ ილიას ძე ჩიგოევი; 15 February 1950 – 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]

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]

References

1. (Russian) Labyrinth.ru: Profile of Merab I. Chigoev
2. Rulers.org: South Ossetia
3. (Russian) Caucasian Knot: South Ossetian government directory
4. (Russian) Communist Party, profile at the South Ossetian electoral commission
5. (Russian) South Ossetian electoral commission: Summary of election results
6. "Памяти Мераба Ильича Чигоева". cominf.org (State Information and Press Committee of South Ossetia). Retrieved 11 January 2016.