Alexander Dzasokhov
Aleksandr Dzasokhov | |
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| Александр Дзасохов | |
President of North Ossetia | |
| In office 30 January 1998 – 7 June 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Akhsarbek Galazov |
| Succeeded by | Taymuraz Mamsurov |
| Soviet Ambassador to Syria | |
| In office 24 September 1986 – 27 January 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Felix Fedotov |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Zotov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1934 Vladikavkaz, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Ossetic |
| Political party | CPSU (1957–1991) |
| Spouse | Fariz Bahtangireevna Dzasokhova |
| Children | Sergei Teimuraz |
| Profession | mining engineer |
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Dzasokhov (
Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
.
Biography
He was born 3 April 1934, in
Russian Federation
. On 18 January 1998, elected president of North Ossetia with 76% of the vote and was re-elected on 27 January 2002, with 56,02% of the vote.
He voluntarily quit his post on 31 May 2005 and was succeeded by
Taimuraz Mamsurov
. He is currently a Representative of the Republic of North Ossetia in the Federation Republic.
On 13 January 2006, he testified at the trial of
Beslan school hostage crisis from 1 – 3 September 2004, the situational investigation carried out by the Prosecutor General's Office determined that no officials were to blame for the deaths, so he could testify without fear of legal ramifications for himself.[1]
Dzasokhov is a Doctor of Political Science, Ph.D., author of several books and numerous articles. He speaks several foreign languages. Member of Russian Academy of Arts. In 1973 he defended his thesis "The processes of formation of the newly independent states" (a part-time graduate of the Central Committee Academy of Social Sciences).
Honours and awards
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland";
- 2nd class (30 March 2004) – for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the construction of federal relations and strengthening inter-ethnic harmony
- 3rd class (17 March 2001) – for outstanding contribution to strengthening Russian statehood, friendship and cooperation between nations
- 4th class (23 April 2009) – for services to law-and long-term fruitful work
- Order of the October Revolution (1981)
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1971)
- Order of Friendship of Peoples (1984)
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" (1997)
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" (2005)
- Order of Honour (2014)
- State Awards of Afghanistan, Hungary, Vietnam, and several other states
- Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, 1st class (Russian Orthodox Church)
- Honorary Member of Russian Academy of Arts
References
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- ^ Dzasokhov Testifies in Beslan Case, Kommerskant, Russian Daily Online, January 13, 2006
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