Merab Ilyich Chigoev (russian: Мера́б Ильи́ч Чиго́ев; os, Цгъойты Ильяйы фырт Мераб; ka, მერაბ ილიას ძე ჩიგოევი; 15 February 1951 – 9 January 2016) was a Georgian

South Ossetia South Ossetia, ka, სამხრეთი ოსეთი, ( , ), officially the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, is a partially recognised landlocked state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated populat ...

n politician and former

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, from August 1998 until June 2001. Labyrinth.ru
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/ref> He was also Minister of Justice in Yury Morozov's cabinet. Chigoev graduated from the

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in 1973. In the 2009 parliamentary election, Chigoev was a candidate for the

Communist Party of South Ossetia The Communist Party of South Ossetia ( os, Хуссар Ирыстоны Коммунистон парти, Hussar Irystony Kommuniston parti; ka, სამხრეთ ოსეთის კომუნისტური პარტია, tr; ...

. 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

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. Chigoev was killed in a traffic accident in

Tskhinvali Tskhinvali ( ka, ცხინვალი ) or Tskhinval ( os, Цхинвал, Чъреба, Tskhinval, Chreba, ; rus, Цхинва́л(и), r=Tskhinvál(i), ) is the capital of the disputed ''de facto'' independent Republic of South Ossetia, int ...

on 9 January 2016.

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