Valery Muchamedowitsch Kokow
Valery Kokov ( Russian Валерий Мухамедович Коков , Kabardian КӀуэкӀуэ Валерэ, Мухьэмэд и къуэ * 18th October 1941 in Tyrnyaus , Kabardino-Balkaria ; † 29. October 2005 in Moscow ) from 1990 to 2005, President of Kabardino-Balkaria, a republic of the Russian Federation .
He was chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic from 1990 to 1991 and was first elected president in 1992. He effectively neutralized the opposition and was re-elected twice with landslide victories; 1997 with 98% and 2002 with 87% of the votes. He successfully maintained stability within the republic, despite being close to the war-torn Chechen Republic . Kokow had had cancer for several years . On September 16, 2005, he announced his resignation. He gave no reasons for this - just under a year and a half before the end of his term of office. He remained in office until his successor, Arsen Kanokov , was elected two weeks later .
literature
- Nikolai Senkowitsch: Gubernatory novoi Rossii . Olma Media Group, 2007, ISBN 978-5-373-00599-9 , p. 213 ff. (Russian)
Web links
- Interview with Valery Kokov (Russian)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kokow, Valeri Muchamedowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Коков, Валерий Мухамедович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian politician, President of Kabardino-Balkaria (1990-2005) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tyrnyaus , Kabardino-Balkaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 2005 |
| Place of death | Moscow |