Merab Chigoev
| Merab Ilyich Chigoev Мераб Ильич Чигоев |
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| Prime Minister of South Ossetia | |
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In office August 1998 – June 2001 |
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| President | Lyudvig Chibirov |
| Preceded by | Aleksandr Shavlokhov |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Sanakoyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 February 1951 Leningor district, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 9 January 2016 (aged 64) Tskhinvali, South Ossetia |
| Political party | Communist Party of South Ossetia |
Merab Ilyich Chigoev (Russian: Мера́б Ильи́ч Чиго́ев; Ossetian: Цгъойты Ильяйы фырт Мераб; Georgian: მერაბ ილიას ძე ჩიგოევი; 15 February 1951 – 9 January 2016) was a Georgian South Ossetian politician and former Prime Minister, from August 1998 until June 2001. He was also Minister of Justice in Yury Morozov's cabinet.
Chigoev graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1973.
In the 2009 parliamentary election, Chigoev was a candidate for the Communist Party of South Ossetia. 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 Parliament of South Ossetia.
Chigoev was killed in a traffic accident in Tskhinvali on 9 January 2016.
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