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President of Russia

head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia

9 dated entries naming President of Russia, drawn from 8 separate years between 1965 CE and 2020 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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20th century

  • 1965September 14 – Dmitry Medvedev, former President of Russiasource
  • 1996July 3 – Boris Yeltsin is re-elected as President of Russia after the second round of elections.source
  • 1999December 31 – Boris Yeltsin resigns as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting president until a new election can be held.source
  • 2000March 26 – 2000 Russian presidential election: Vladimir Putin is elected President of Russia.source

21st century

  • 2012March 4 – Vladimir Putin is elected President of Russia.source
  • 2014April 28 – United States President Barack Obama's new economic sanctions against Russia go into effect, targeting companies and individuals close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.source
  • 2014March 21 – Russia formally annexes Crimea after President Vladimir Putin signs a bill formalizing the process.source
  • 2017September 1 – Russian President Vladimir Putin expels 755 diplomats in response to United States sanctions.source
  • 2020June 3 – Russian President Vladimir Putin declares a state of emergency after 20,000 tons of oil leaked into the Ambarnaya River near the Siberian city of Norilsk within the Arctic Circle on May 26, 2020. The World Wildlife Fund said the accident is believed to be the second-largest in modern Russian history.source

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