Title: Russian Presidential Leaders
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Russian Presidential Leaders
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Russian Presidents
Boris Yeltsin (1991 - 1999)
Vladimir Putin (2000 - 2008)
Dmitry Medvedev (2008 - 2012)
Vladimir Putin (2012 - 2018+)
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Russian Presidential Leaders
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Last Updated: Wednesday, 21 October 2020
As the leaders of the Soviet Union continued to lose the faith of its followers, the door began to open on a new Russia. With that change, came an end to Communist rulers, and the beginning of democratically-elected Russian presidential leaders. Russian Presidents
The election of Presidents in Russia marked the beginning of a new political era in the early 1990s. From Yeltsin to Putin, there was a growing accountability to the Russian people, and an urge for independence from the USSR. The presidential leaders of Russia continue to write the history books on this topic, but progress to date has been slow and bumpy. Boris Yeltsin (1991 - 1999)
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Boris Yeltsin became the first President of Russia in 1991. He was also the first elected leader in the country's history, winning 57% of the popular vote, and taking office in July 1991. In late 1991, Ukraine voted for independence from the Soviet Union, a move that signaled the end of the USSR and the establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). With the end of the USSR, economic restructuring accelerated, and Boris Yeltsin took aim at the privatization of many of the traditionally state-run services.