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President of Russia
List of Presidents of Russia
- Boris Yeltsin1 (July 10, 1991 – December 31, 1999)
- Vladimir Putin2 (December 31, 1999 – present)
See Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR for the preceding leadership of the Russian Federation.
See also List of leaders of the Soviet Union, which existed between the time of Imperial Russia and that of the present-day Russian Federation.
See Tsar for the list of earlier rulers of Russia, Muscovy and Kievan Rus'.
Notes
1Aleksandr Rutskoy acted "in opposition" during the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 from September 22, 1993 - October 4, 1993.
2As Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin was the acting president following Yeltsin's resignation until being formally elected on May 7, 2000.
Links
Official site of President of Russia
Last updated: 10-24-2004 05:10:45