Boris Yeliozovich Chochiev (

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: Борис Елиозович Чочиев; os, Цоциты Елиозы фырт Барис; 1 November 1957 – 22 July 2021) was a South Ossetian politician who briefly served as

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in 2008.

Biography

Chochiev became Prime Minister on 18 August 2008, after South Ossetian President

Eduard Kokoity Eduard Dzhabeyevich Kokoyty ( os, Кокойты Джабейы фырт Эдуард, Kokojty Ĝabejy fyrt Edward; born 31 October 1964) is an Ossetian politician who served as President of the partially recognized state of South Ossetia. His t ...

had dismissed the former government and proclaimed a

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. On 22 October 2008, the South Ossetian parliament appointed

Aslanbek Bulatsev Aslanbek Soltanovich Bulatsev (russian: Асланбек Солтанович Булацев; born in 1963 in Mikhaylovskoye, Prigorodny District, North Ossetian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is an Ossetian politician and official. Bulatsev f ...

as new Prime Minister. Before becoming Prime Minister, Chochiev served as first deputy minister, as well chief negotiator for the South Ossetian secessionist government. Chochiev was also a member of the

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Death

Chochiev died from

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on 22 July 2021, in

Vladikavkaz Vladikavkaz (russian: Владикавка́з, , os, Дзæуджыхъæу, translit=Dzæwdžyqæw, ;), formerly known as Ordzhonikidze () and Dzaudzhikau (), is the capital city of the North Ossetia-Alania, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Ru ...

. He was 63 years old.

References

1957 births 2021 deaths People from Tskhinval district Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Prime Ministers of South Ossetia Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia {{SouthOssetia-stub