Leonid Tibilov
Leonid Tibilov | |
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| 3rd President of South Ossetia | |
| Assumed office 19 April 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Vadim Brovtsev Rostislav Khugayev Domenty Kulumbegov (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Vadim Brovtsev (Acting) |
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| Born | 28 March 1952 Verkhny Dvan, Soviet Union (now South Ossetia) |
| Political party | Independent |
Leonid Tibilov (Ossetian: Тыбылты Харитъоны фырт Леонид, Tybylty Xarithony fyrt Leonid; Russian: Леонид Харитонович Тибилов; born 28 March 1952 in Verkhny Dvan, Znaur district[1]) is a South Ossetian politician who is the President of South Ossetia after winning the 2012 South Ossetian presidential election.
Career
Leonid Tibilov is a former head of the South Ossetian KGB from 1992 to 1998.[2] He was then a first deputy prime minister and co-chaired a Georgian-Ossetian peacekeeping commission.[2] Tibilov stood at the 2006 presidential election losing to Eduard Kokoity, who won 98% of the vote.[3]
Before the 2012 election Tibilov distanced himself from the outgoing President Eduard Kokoity.[4] Tibilov is reported to be loyal to Russia and pledged to consult Russia before appointing a government if he was successful at the election.[4]
In the first round of the 2012 Presidential election, Tibilov received 42.5% of the vote to lead David Sanakoyev.[5] In the second round, Tibilov was elected president with 54% of the vote.[6]
References
- ^ "South Ossetia to hold new round of voting". Vestnik Kavkaza. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Q&A: South Ossetian separatist presidential election". BBC News Online. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Third Attempt to Elect New Leader in Breakaway S.Ossetia". Civil Georgia. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ a b Tsvetkova, Maria (26 March 2012). "Ex-KGB chief leads South Ossetia presidential race". Reuters. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Former KGB chief wins South Ossetia". The Telegraph. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Ex-KGB man wins South Ossetia presidential election". Reuters. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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