Gennady Bekoyev Explained

Gennady Borisovich Bekoyev
Native Name:Бекойты Борисы фырт Геннадий
Геннадий Борисович Бекоев
Office:16th Prime Minister of South Ossetia
Term Start:29 August 2020
Term End:20 June 2022
President:Anatoliy Bibilov
Alan Gagloyev
Predecessor:Erik Pukhayev
Successor:Konstantin Dzhussoev
Birth Date:26 August 1981
Birth Place:South Ossetian AO, Georgian SSR

Gennady Borisovich Bekoyev (Russian: Геннадий Борисович Бекоев; born 26 August 1981) is a South Ossetian politician who served as prime minister of South Ossetia from 2020 to 2022. He is an independent.[1]

Political career

Bekoyev started working for South Ossetia's defense ministry as a public administrator in 2004. He became the head of the South Ossetian industry committee in 2017. He was appointed by incumbent president Anatoily Bibilov as the deputy prime minister in 2018.

Bibilov announced the dismissal of then-prime minister Pukhayev on 29 August 2020. Pukhayev announced that he was stepping down from his position due to the demands of protestors. The protestors were protesting the Murder of Inal Djabiev who, according to his murders, attempted to assassinate the Interior Minister, Igor Naniev. Naniev was suspended from his duties indefinitely until an investigation was complete. To fill the position left by Pukhayev's dismissal, Bibilov appointed Bekoyev as the acting prime minister, a step up from his former post as deputy prime minister. Bekoyev was sworn in on 29 August 2020 to the position President Anatoly Bibilov.

Bekoyev was succeeded by Konstantin Dzhussoev on 20 June 2022.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Campaigns – Candidate – Gennady Bekoyev. 14 December 2020. www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. Web site: 2022-06-20 . President of South Ossetia has appointed Konstantin Dzhussoev as Prime Minister – the decree . 2022-06-24 . Государственное информационное агентство "Рес" . en.