Kazbek Kokov appointed Acting Head of Kabardino-Balkaria 2018-09-26 19:05:00 Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On the Early Termination of the Mandate of the Head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. The President has accepted the early resignation of Head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Yury Kokov and has appointed Kazbek Kokov Acting Head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic until an elected head of the republic takes office.