The head of North Ossetia died at the age of 53
The press service of the republic reported that the head of North Ossetia Tamerlan Aguzarov died in one of the clinics in Moscow, where he was being treated for pneumonia. Aguzarov was chosen to lead the republic on September 13, 2015, after President Vladimir Putin appointed him acting head of North Ossetia on June 5. From 2011 to 2015, Aguzarov was a State Duma deputy from the United Russia faction. During this period, he introduced 77 bills, 43 of which were signed by the president.