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  2. Vladimir Putin - Wikipedia

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    Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 [e] and again from 2008 to 2012. [f] [7] At 24 years, 11 months and 13 days, he is the longest-serving Russian or Soviet leader since the 30-year tenure of Joseph Stalin. Putin worked as a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He ...

  3. Vladimir Putin's rise to power - Wikipedia

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    After Putin was appointed prime minister, Yeltsin publicly announced his support for Putin as his successor. Analysts initially did not consider Putin a potential president—the only scenario that journalist Alexei Volin could imagine to "help a hopeless client with low ratings and no public image" become president was "a short victorious war."

  4. Putin is set to win 6 more years in power. Here's how it will ...

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    The economy’s resilience in the face of bruising Western sanctions is a big factor behind Putin’s grip on power in Russia, a major player in the global energy sector. The economy is expected ...

  5. Term limits in Russia - Wikipedia

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    Putin returned to the presidency after the 2012 election. [13] His return to power had a destabilizing effect as elites had fragmented between Putin and Medvedev over the previous four years, resulting in a series of protests. [14] Putin was reelected in the 2018 election. [13] Protestors the day before Putin's return to the presidency in 2012

  6. Exclusive-Russia's Putin to stay in power past 2024 ... - AOL

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    Vladimir Putin has decided to run in the March presidential election, a move that will keep him in power until least 2030, as the Kremlin chief feels he must steer Russia through the most perilous ...

  7. Putin will seek another term as Russian president, aiming to ...

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    Putin still commands wide support after nearly a quarter-century in power, despite starting an immensely costly war in Ukraine that has taken thousands of his countrymen’s lives, provoked ...

  8. Fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin - Wikipedia

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    Vladimir Putin has served as President of the Russian Federation continuously since 2012, having previously served between 2000 and 2008, after which the position was held by Dmitry Medvedev. According to official data, in the 2024 presidential election, Putin won with 87.28% of the votes in the first round.

  9. Putin starts new six-year term with challenge to the West - AOL

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    Putin, in power as president or prime minister since 1999, will surpass Soviet leader Josef Stalin and become Russia's longest-serving ruler since 18th century Empress Catherine the Great if he ...