Dmitry Sanakoev (born in Java, South Ossetia, 1969) is a South Ossetian politician and Head of the Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia. Dimitri Sanakoev was defense minister and then prime minister of breakaway South Ossetia for several months in 2001 when the region was run by de facto President Lyudvig Chibirov. Sanakoev was elected as alternative president of South Ossetia, a secessionist republic officially recognised as being part of Georgia, after winning alternative elections organised by the opposition to the de facto incumbent, Eduard Kokoity. On May 04, 2007 the Georgian government created the temporary legal authority in South Ossetia which later was known as the Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia. Sanakoev was offered to head this administration and participate directly in negotiation process and finalization of conflict settlement between ethnic Ossetians and central government. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Monument to the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in Tskhinvali Tskhinvali (also spelled Cchinvali) (ge. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Anthem unknown Capital Tskhinvali Official languages Ossetian1 Government  -  President Eduard Kokoity  -  Prime Minister Yury Morozov De facto independence from Georgia  -  Declared November 28, 1991   -  Recognition none  Currency Russian ruble (RUB) Russian in widespread use by government and other institutions. ... Eduard Dzhabeyevich Kokoity (surname also rendered as Kokoyty or Kokoiti or in a Russified version as Kokoyev) is the current President of South Ossetia, a de facto (though internationally unrecognized) independent state within the Republic of Georgia. ...

Sanakoyev fought on the Ossetian side during the Georgian-Ossetian conflict in the early 1990s. Later, he served as defense minister and then as prime minister for several months in 2001 under Kokoity's predecessor, Lyudvig Chibirov, but left South Ossetia for Moscow after Kokoity came to power. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ...

On November 13, in a so-called "alternative" poll organized by The Salvation Union of South Ossetia in Georgian- and Ossetian villages not controlled by the separatists, Sanakoyev was declared the president-elect, with more than 80 percent of the vote. His campaign posters were prominently posted on walls outside polling stations in Georgian-controlled villages, benefited from extensive media coverage in the Georgian press. His election manifesto envisaged the restoration of the region's status as a republic within Georgia and a program of measures to spur economic growth. The Salvation Union of South Ossetia (Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстон) movement is the main opposition party in South Ossetia which was formed by the ethnic Ossetians formerly members of secessionist government in Tskhinvali and outspoken critics of de facto President Kokoity. ...

At his November 13 press conference, Kokoity termed Sanakoyev and Karkusov, head of the alternative election commission and a former advisor to Kokoity, "traitors to their homeland and traitors to the South Ossetian people." The South Ossetian media launched a campaign to discredit and compromise Sanakoyev, accusing him of corruption, duplicity, and collaborating with Georgian intelligence.

Dmitry Sanakoyev addressing the Parliament of Georgia. May 11, 2007.

In December 2006, Sanakoyev formed his government, choosing not to include the post of defense minister.^[1] On May 10, 2007, Dmitry Sanakoyev was appointed by the President of Georgia the Head of South Ossetian Provisional Administrative Entity. Next day, Sanakoyev addressed the Parliament of Georgia in Ossetic, outlining his vision of the conflict resolution plan (full text).^[2] The move earned appraisal from the United States State Department, but alarmed the de facto authorities in Tskhinvali which ordered to block the traffic to the ethnic Georgian villages and threatened to oust Sanakoyev’s government by force, but surprisingly received Russia’s disapproval.^[3] December 2006 is the twelfth and final month of the year and will begin in 2 day(s). ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (131st in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... The President of Georgia (ge: საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი) is the head of the state and commander-in-chief of Georgia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is in need of improvement. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ...

References

• Georgia: South Ossetia Seeks To Contain Opposition Challenge - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
• EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Georgia’s South Ossetia: One Unrecognized State, Two Unrecognized Governments
• South Ossetia Ripped in Two - Kommersant Moscow - Kommersant.