boris eliozovich chochiev (russian: борис елиозович чочиев; ; born 1 november 1957 in styrkom, tskhinvali district, south ossetian autonomous oblast, georgian ssr, soviet union) is a former acting prime minister of south ossetia. he became prime minister on 18 august 2008, after south ossetian president eduard kokoity had dismissed the former government and proclaimed a state of emergency. on 22 october 2008, the south ossetian parliament appointed aslanbek bulatsev as new prime minister.