Akhsarbek Galazov

Akhsarbek Galazov
Ахсарбек Галазов
Галазты Æхсарбег
Galazov in 2010
1st Head of North Ossetia–Alania
In office
21 January 1994 – 30 January 1998
Succeeded byAlexander Dzasokhov
Personal details
Born(1929-10-15)15 October 1929
Khumalag, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died10 April 2013(2013-04-10) (aged 83)
Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia
NationalityRussian
Political partyCPSU (1952–1991)
ProfessionTeacher

Akhsarbek Khadzhimurzayevich Galazov (Russian: Ахсарбе́к Хаджимурза́евич Гала́зов; Ossetian: Галазты Хадзымырзайы фырт Æхсарбег; October 15, 1929 – April 10, 2013) was a Russian scientist and politician.[1][2] Galazov was born in Pravoberezhny District, at the time part of the Soviet Union. He served as president of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania (Russia) from 1994 until 1998.[1][2] In 1938 his father Hadzhimurza Ilyasovich was illegally detained by the Soviet government and several years later died in prison.

  1. ^ a b based on RIA Novosti report (10 April 2013). "North Ossetia's first president dies". Vestnik Kavkaza. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Galazov, Akhsarbek Hadjimurzaevich". Caucasian Knot. April 9, 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2013.