Dmitri Ivanovich Sanakoyev
Dmitri Ivanovich Sanakojew (born May 10, 1969 in Tskhinvali ) is a South Ossetian politician .
He was Minister of Defense and Prime Minister of South Ossetia in 2001. On November 12, 2006, he was elected president of the Georgian- controlled parts of South Ossetia in an alternative referendum .
Life
During the Georgian-South Ossetian civil war in 1990 and 1991, according to Russian daily newspapers , he is said to have taken part in fighting against Georgian militants . He is also said to have participated in fighting in Abkhazia .
South Ossetia's President Ludwig Tschibirow appointed him Minister of Defense in 2001. In June of the same year he became Prime Minister. After the presidential elections in November 2001, which brought Chibirov's rival Eduard Kokoity to power, Sanakoyev fled to Russia.
Politically, he is now advocating the integration of South Ossetia as an autonomous region in Georgia. He demanded the withdrawal of all Russian and Georgian troops from the area. He considers the perpetrators of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict to be criminals who are to be brought to justice. He accuses the South Ossetian President Kokoity of terrorism against the population and " mercantilist interests" .
On November 12th, 2006, Sanakoyev ran in an alternative referendum in the Georgian-controlled part of South Ossetia. He carried out his election campaign under the motto “Peace and the rule of law” . He showed an enormous media presence, advertised with constituency visits, leaflets dropped from the plane and TV commercials.
In the vote, he won over 94% of the vote. Sanakoyev intends to name an alternative government in South Ossetia and to take his seat of government in the municipality of Kurta, northeast of Tskhinvali . After Georgia launched an offensive in South Ossetia as part of the Caucasus War in 2008 , Sanakoyev's counter-government was completely driven out of South Ossetia after a Russian and South Ossetian counter-attack. In the period that followed, four states recognized the independence of South Ossetia.
For the former President of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoity, Sanakoyev is a “traitor to the fatherland”. He charged him with various undisclosed crimes.
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| SURNAME | Sanakojew, Dmitri Ivanovich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Ossetian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tskhinvali |