Dmitry Sanakoyev

Dmitry Ivanovich Sanakoyev
Defense Minister of South Ossetia
In office
1996–2001
PresidentLyudvig Chibirov
Preceded byNikolai Dzagoev[1]
Prime Minister of South Ossetia
In office
14 June 2001 – December 2001
PresidentLyudvig Chibirov
Preceded byMerab Chigoev
Succeeded byGerasim Khugayev
Head of the Provisional Administration of South Ossetia
In office
4 May 2007 – 4 November 2022[2]
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTamaz Bestaev
Personal details
Born (1969-05-10) May 10, 1969 (age 55)
Tskhinvali, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyThe Salvation Union of South Ossetia

Dmitry Ivanovich Sanakoyev (born 10 May 1969 in Tskhinvali, South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union[3]) is a South Ossetian and Georgian politician, a former official in the secessionist government of South Ossetia and later, from 2007 to 2022, served as the Head of the Provisional Administration of South Ossetia, a rival entity established in the Georgian-controlled territories in the South Ossetia region by the Georgian government.

  1. ^ "Southosetya".
  2. ^ "Georgian PM meets new head of South Ossetia administration". Agenda.ge. 2022-11-04.
  3. ^ (in Russian) Lenta.ru: Biography of Dmitry Sanakoyev