06.03.2008 - Source: Civil Georgia

U.S. Secretary of State Rice ruled out an American recognition of the Georgian secessionist region ("U.S Rules Out Recognising S.Ossetia") [ID 22560]

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14.11.2007 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Two sets of simultaneous presidential elections held in November 2006; one backed by Moscow, the second organized with Tbilisi`s unofficial support; Belgian foreign minister De Guch, chairman in office for the OSCE, expressed his displeasure with the elections as they increase the tensions in the region ("Caught Between Russia And Georgia, South Ossetia Rift Widens") [ID 21636]

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30.09.2006 - Source: Civil Georgia

South Ossetia: New candidate enters presidential race ("New Candidate Enters S.Ossetia Presidential Race") [ID 17487]

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01.09.2006 - Source: ReliefWeb

South Ossetia: Presidential elections set up for 12 November; currently only one candidate, incumbent president Eduard Kokoity ("Georgian breakaway province to choose president in November"), Autor: AFP [ID 15872]

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04.03.2006 - Source: Civil Georgia

South Ossetia: Nikolai Dolgopolov appointed new Chief of the Security Committee by president Eduard Kokoity ("S.Ossetia Appoints New Security Chief") [#45832],  [ID 5834]

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05.01.2006 - Source: Civil Georgia

South Ossetia: Boris Chochiev, chief negotiator for conflict resolution, appointed as unrecognized republic’s Deputy Chairman of Government ("South Ossetian Chief Negotiator Appointed as Deputy PM") [#41732],  [ID 5835]

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27.07.2005 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Leaders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia agreed to step up cooperation in security and other areas ("Leaders Of Georgian Breakaway Regions Meet") [#34742],  [ID 5836]

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04.07.2005 - Source: Civil Georgia

Parliament of breakaway South Ossetia approved Yuri Morozov as unrecognized republic’s Chairman of Government ("New S.Ossetian PM Appointed") [#42689],  [ID 5837]

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25.01.2005 - Source: Civil Georgia

Tamarasheni: Villagers protested against “hand over” of Oleg Pukhaev to South Ossetian side; he is suspected of killing 2 residents of Tamarasheni ("Georgian Villagers Protest in South Ossetian Conflict Zone") [#43466],  [ID 5838]

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24.01.2005 - Source: Civil Georgia

Chief of police in Eredvi village will be released; Ossetians detained by Georgian population of conflict zone, will be released as well ("Georgian MP: Tbilisi, Tskhinvali Agree on Exchange of Captives") [#43465],  [ID 5839]

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24.05.2004 - Source: Civil Georgia

South Ossetia: The ruling party, Unity (Edinstvo), which is backed by the de facto President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoev gained most of the mandates in the parliamentary elections on May 23 ("Breakaway South Ossetia Elects Parliament") [#22507],  [ID 5841]

"On May 23, the breakaway region of South Ossetia held its fourth parliamentary elections, since seceding from Georgia as a result of the bloody armed conflict in 1992. Despite signs of a Kmara movement in the region that irritated the South Ossetia’s unrecognized authorities calm election ensued.

According to the official results of the polls, the ruling party, Unity (Edinstvo), which is backed by the de facto President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoev, gained most of the mandates in the 34-seat parliament. The Communist Party of South Ossetia could also secure several seats in the legislature.

The four seats in the parliament which are allocated for ethnic Georgians living in the region once again remain vacant, as Georgians in South Ossetia continue to boycott these elections, which are internationally condemned as illegitimate.
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“If You Want a Unified Ossetia, vote for the Unity Party” – was the pre-election slogan of the ruling Unity party, referring to the main goal of Tskhinvali – unification with Russia’s North Ossetian Republic.

“Our main goal is to join the Russian Federation and nothing will hinder us to fulfill this. We will achieve this goal,” President Eduard Kokoev told reporters on May 23 after casting his ballot."

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04.07.2003 - Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting

The leader of South Ossetia ordered the disbanding of the defence ministry's intelligence department and of the security department in charge of escorting road cargoes, and took charge of the customs department ("South Ossetia's President Clamps Down") [#14184],  [ID 5842]

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17.01.2003 - Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting

IWPR: The detention of the son of the former president of the unrecognised republic of South Ossetia has intensified a political feud ("South Ossetia: Furore Over Chibirov Arrest") [#10862],  [ID 5843]

"Security service agents last week stopped Alexei Chibirov, the son of former elected leader of South Ossetia, as he was walking down a street in the capital Tskhinval and asked him to accompany them to their office for an interview.

When Chibirov refused, the servicemen forced him into their car and drove him to the KGB remand prison where he is still being held and declared a hunger strike on January 14.

The arrest has sparked probably the biggest political scandal in the unrecognised republic since it broke away from Georgia more than ten years ago. The detained man's father Ludwig Chibirov ruled South Ossetia from that time until December 2001, when he was ousted in a presidential poll by the current leader, Eduard Kokoity (who is also known by the Russianized surname Kokoyev).

According to investigator Nikolai Pukhayev, Alexei Chibirov faces several criminal charges, the most important of which relates to his former job. Until late 2001, Chibirov junior was deputy head of the republican KGB, the same agency that is now holding him in custody.

"During the 2001 election campaign, Chibirov sent security service officers to terrorize parliament chairman Stanislav Kochiev into withdrawing from the race," the investigator told journalists last week. "Threats of murder were also made to parliamentary deputy Georgy Cheldiev."

Officials have not explained why they waited a year before bringing the charges, and former president Ludwig Chibirov told Prime News agency that his son was "being framed with ludicrous charges that can get him up to 20 years in prison." He went on, "They've been after him since the 2001 presidential election when Alexei openly challenged the current South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity."

In response, the South Ossetian leader told journalists, "There is nothing political about this and the situation that has arisen appears mainly to be a misunderstanding. The KGB just wanted to ask Alexei a couple of questions, but he misinterpreted their intentions."

Neutral observers regard the arrest as the latest chapter in a long-running political feud. It began mid-way through 2001, when an opposition first made its voice heard in South Ossetia, which hitherto had been fully united against the outside enemy, Georgia."

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