Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia.

About Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia

The Administration of South Ossetia, officially the Administration of the Temporary Administrative-Territorial Unit on the Territory of the Former Autonomous Region of South Ossetia, was a provisional government that Georgia regarded as the legal government of South Ossetia. The administration was set up by the Georgian government as a transitional measure leading to the settlement of South Ossetia's status. The area lies within the territory of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast which was abolished by the Georgian government in 1990. Since then, South Ossetia has had no formal autonomous status within Georgia. Following the 2008 South Ossetia war, the Provisional Administration had no South Ossetian territory under its control and remained a nominal entity until it was abolished on 31 December 2025 and liquidated on 9 February 2026.