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Merab Ilyich Chigoev
Мераб Ильич Чигоев |
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| Prime Minister of South Ossetia | |
| In office August 1998 – June 2001 |
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| President | Lyudvig Chibirov |
| Preceded by | Aleksandr Shavlokhov |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Sanakoyev |
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| Born | 15 February 1950 Leningor district, Georgian SSR |
| Died | 9 January 2016 (aged 65) Tskhinvali, South Ossetia |
| Political party | Communist Party of South Ossetia |
Merab Ilyich Chigoev (Russian: Мераб Ильич Чигоев; 15 February 1950 – 9 January 2016) was a South Ossetian politician. He was the former Prime Minister serving from August 1998 until June 2001. He was also Minister of Justice in Yury Morozov's cabinet. He was born in Leningor district, South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.
Chigoev was killed in a car crash in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia on 9 January 2016 at the age of 65.