Executive order on Acting Head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania 2016-02-29 16:15:00 Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Acting Head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, appointing Vyacheslav Bitarov Acting Head of the republic. Following the death of Head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Tamerlan Aguzarov, Vyacheslav Bitarov has been appointed Acting Head of the republic until an elected head takes office.