Gerasim "Rezo" Georgievich Khugayev (, ''Xwêgatê Géorgiyê fêrt Gérasim (Rézo)''; ka, გერასიმე ხუგაევი, ''Gerasime Khugaevi''; ; 15 November 1946 – 22 October 2024) was an

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n politician who served as

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of the

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from 1993 to 1994, then again from 2001 to 2003.

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(4 August 2003) He was the only South Ossetian Prime Minister to serve more than one time, to date.

Political career

From 1975 until 1981, Khugayev studied at the

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department of the

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. In 1981, he was elected party secretary in Kvaisa. After a promotion in 1987, he became a member of the very first session of South Ossetia's parliament. He was also actively involved in the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War, where he commanded a unit. After the war, he first became deputy Prime Minister under PM Oleg Teziev and Head of State Torez Kulumbegov, and then Prime Minister. Khugayev first served as prime minister from October 1993 until May 1994 under Head of State Lyudvig Chibirov, and then again from December 2001 until August 2003, as the first Prime Minister appointed by

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. In 1996, Khugayev was deputy PM in the cabinet of Aleksandr Shavlokhov. He was also a candidate in the 1996 presidential election, the first ever held in the country. Khugayev finished 2nd, after incumbent Head of State Lyudvig Chibirov, with 23.9% of the vote. In 2001, Khugayev led the Eduard Kokoity's campaign for the 2001 presidential elections. After Kokoity won, he appointed Khugayev as his first prime minister.

Death

On 22 October 2024, it was announced that Khugayev had died at the age of 77.Не стало политика и общественного деятеля Резо Хугаева

References

1946 births 2024 deaths Prime ministers of South Ossetia People from Dzau District {{SouthOssetia-stub