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From the self-declared independence until 1996, the leader of South Ossetia was in effect the "Chairman of the Parliament." This is a list of the Presidents of South Ossetia and the holders of the precursor to the office. Official language Ossetian Capital Tskhinvali President Eduard Djabeevich Kokoity Prime Minister Igor Viktorovich Sanakoyev Area – Total – % water 3,900 km² n/a Population – Total – Density (2004) 70,000 (approx) 18/km² Independence – Declared – Recognition From Georgia – November 28, 1991 – none Currency Russian ruble, Georgian lari Time zone UTC +3 Detailed...
SouthOssetia lost its autonomous region status by an act of the Georgian Supreme Soviet in 1990.
Fighting in the region between Georgian and Ossetian forces was ended by a truce in July, which left SouthOssetia under the control of the Ossetians; further accords were signed in 1996, but the political situation remains unresolved.
The Republic of SouthOssetia (in Russian Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya, Республика Южная Осетия; in Ossetic language Respublikae Xyssar Iryston, Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон) is a mountainous region of 3,900km² in the Caucasus.
SouthOssetia lies on the southern side of the Caucasus, separated by the mountains from the more populous North Ossetia (part of Russia) and extending southwards almost to the Kura river in Georgia.
Tualläg in the south became what is now SouthOssetia, part of Georgia (historical name of SouthOssetia is Shida Kartli (Inner Kartli) and Georgians are indigenous population of this region); and Iron in the north became what is now North Ossetia, under Russian rule from 1767.
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