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  2. List of presidents of Russia - Wikipedia

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    Boris Yeltsin Борис Ельцин 1931–2007: 10 July 1991 – 31 December 1999 (resigned from office) (8 years, 174 days) 1 [note 1] Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Russia (1990–1991) Ivan Silayev: Himself: Yegor Gaidar: Viktor Chernomyrdin: 2 : Sergei Kiriyenko: Viktor Chernomyrdin: Yevgeny Primakov: Sergei Stepashin: Vladimir Putin ...

  3. List of leaders of Russia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of rulers of Kievan Rus', the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the Russian Republic, the Soviet Union, and the modern Russian Federation.It does not include regents, acting rulers, rulers of the separatist states in the territory of Russia, persons who applied for the post of ruler, but did not become one, rebel leaders who did not control the capital, and the nominal ...

  4. List of heads of state of Russia - Wikipedia

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    More than 70% of citizens voted for the introduction of the office. On 12 June, Boris Yeltsin won 57% of the popular vote in the first democratic presidential election. Yeltsin's inauguration took place on 10 July. On 12 December, Russia ratified the Belovezh Accords, thus dissolving the Soviet Union.

  5. List of heads of government of Russia - Wikipedia

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    After the fall of the Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin, as the President of the Russian Federation, was appointed as the extraordinary head of government of the Russian Federation. The latter body took the name "Council of Ministers — Government of Russia", the chairman of which became Viktor Chernomyrdin, replacing acting chairman Yegor Gaidar.

  6. Boris Yeltsin - Wikipedia

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    Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin [a] [b] (1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician and statesman who served as the president of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1961 to 1990.

  7. Timeline of Russian history - Wikipedia

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    First Chechen War: The leader of the Russian-backed Provisional Council of the Chechen Republic announced his intention to overthrow Dudayev's government. 11 December: First Chechen War: Russian troops entered Chechnya. 1996: 3 July: 1996 Russian presidential election: Yeltsin narrowly defeated his communist challenger, Gennady Zyuganov. 30 August

  8. History of the Russian Federation - Wikipedia

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    The modern history of Russia began with the Russian SFSR, a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, gaining more political and economical autonomy amidst the imminent dissolution of the USSR during 1988–1991, proclaiming its sovereignty inside the Union in June 1990, and electing its first President Boris Yeltsin a year later. The Russian ...

  9. Vladimir Putin - Wikipedia

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    He briefly served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and then as secretary of the Security Council of Russia before being appointed prime minister in August 1999. Following Yeltsin's resignation, Putin became acting president and, in less than four months, was elected to his first term as president.