President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
| President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | |
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Coat of arms of Nagorno-Karabakh | |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Robert Kocharyan |
| Formation | 29 December 1994 |
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The President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is the de facto head of state of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic that is de jure part of Azerbaijan. This is a list of the de facto presidents of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and the holders of the precursor to the office.
List of Heads of State of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (1992–present)
Chairmen of Parliament (1992–1994)
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
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| 1 | Artur Mkrtchyan | 7 January 1992 | 14 April 1992 | (None) |
| — | Georgy Petrosyan (acting) |
15 April 1992 | 14 June 1993 | (None) |
| — | Garen Baburyan (acting) |
14 June 1993 | 29 December 1994 | (None) |
Presidents (1994–present)
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
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| 1 | Robert Kocharyan | 29 December 1994 | 20 March 1997 | (None) |
| 2 | Leonard Petrosyan | 20 March 1997 | 8 September 1997 | (None) |
| 3 | Arkadi Ghukasyan | 8 September 1997 | 7 September 2007 | (None) |
| 4 | Bako Sahakyan | 7 September 2007 | Incumbent | (None) |
Latest election
Main article: Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election, 2012
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Bako Sahakyan | 47,085 | 64.65 |
| Vitaly Balasanyan | 22,966 | 31.53 |
| Arkady Soghomonyan | 594 | 0.81 |
| Blank or invalid | 2,188 | 3.00 |
| Total votes cast | 72,833 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | 72,833 | 73.64 |
| Abstention | 26,076 | 26.36 |
| Total eligible voters | 98,909 | 100.00 |
| Source: Panorama, RIA Novosti | ||