Boris Chochiev

South Ossetian politician (1957–2021)

Boris Eliozovich Chochiev (Russian: Борис Елиозович Чочиев; Ossetian: Цоциты Елиозы фырт Барис; 1 November 1957 – 22 July 2021)[1] was a South Ossetian politician. He was the acting Prime Minister of South Ossetia in 2008.[2] He became Prime Minister on 18 August 2008, after South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity had fired the former government.

Chochiev died on 22 July 2021 in Vladikavkaz, Russia from COVID-19 at the age of 63.[3]

References

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  1. "Profile of Boris Eliozovich Chochiev". Ministry of Press and Mass Communication (in Russian).
  2. "S.Ossetian leader sacks government, proclaims state of emergency". RIA Novosti. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  3. "Скончался государственный и политический деятель Южной Осетии Борис Чочиев". sputnik-ossetia.ru (in Russian). 22 July 2021.