Twenty years ago, the Law On the President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic introduced a presidency in Russia.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Donskoy / Go to the mediabankTwenty years ago, the Law On the President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic introduced a presidency in Russia. Boris Yeltsin became the first Russian president and was elected twice, on June 12, 1991, and on July 3, 1996.
August 9, 1996, the Kremlin State Palace of Congresses: Boris Yeltsin inaugurated as Russian President for a second term.
August 9, 1996, the Kremlin State Palace of Congresses: Boris Yeltsin inaugurated as Russian President for a second term.
Twenty years ago, the Law On the President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic introduced a presidency in Russia. Boris Yeltsin became the first Russian president and was elected twice, on June 12, 1991, and on July 3, 1996.
August 9, 1996, the Kremlin State Palace of Congresses: Boris Yeltsin inaugurated as Russian President for a second term.
August 9, 1996, the Kremlin State Palace of Congresses: Boris Yeltsin inaugurated as Russian President for a second term.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Donskoy / Go to the mediabankDecember 31, 1999, 12:00: Boris Yeltsin announces his resignation.
Photo: Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his spouse, Naina Yeltsin.
Photo: Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his spouse, Naina Yeltsin.
December 31, 1999, 12:00: Boris Yeltsin announces his resignation.
Photo: Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his spouse, Naina Yeltsin.
Photo: Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his spouse, Naina Yeltsin.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankPrime Minister Vladimir Putin was appointed Acting President. He was elected president on March 26, 2000, and inaugurated on May 7, 2000.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was appointed Acting President. He was elected president on March 26, 2000, and inaugurated on May 7, 2000.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astachov / Go to the mediabankMarch 14, 2004: Vladimir Putin was reelected Russian President.
Photo: December 2, 2007. President Vladimir Putin and his spouse, Lyudmila, at a polling station in Moscow.
Photo: December 2, 2007. President Vladimir Putin and his spouse, Lyudmila, at a polling station in Moscow.
March 14, 2004: Vladimir Putin was reelected Russian President.
Photo: December 2, 2007. President Vladimir Putin and his spouse, Lyudmila, at a polling station in Moscow.
Photo: December 2, 2007. President Vladimir Putin and his spouse, Lyudmila, at a polling station in Moscow.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Rodionov / Go to the mediabankMay 7, 2008: Vladimir Putin hands over power to Dmitry Medvedev, former head of the Kremlin administration and the newly elected president.
Photo: Dmitry Medvedev taking the oath of office at the inauguration ceremony.
Photo: Dmitry Medvedev taking the oath of office at the inauguration ceremony.
May 7, 2008: Vladimir Putin hands over power to Dmitry Medvedev, former head of the Kremlin administration and the newly elected president.
Photo: Dmitry Medvedev taking the oath of office at the inauguration ceremony.
Photo: Dmitry Medvedev taking the oath of office at the inauguration ceremony.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astachov / Go to the mediabankDmitry Medvedev is the youngest president of contemporary Russia. He was 42 years and eight months old at the inauguration.
Photo: July 7, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his spouse, Svetlana, meeting with the J-8 team at the Windsor hotel in Hokkaido, Japan.
Photo: July 7, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his spouse, Svetlana, meeting with the J-8 team at the Windsor hotel in Hokkaido, Japan.
Dmitry Medvedev is the youngest president of contemporary Russia. He was 42 years and eight months old at the inauguration.
Photo: July 7, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his spouse, Svetlana, meeting with the J-8 team at the Windsor hotel in Hokkaido, Japan.
Photo: July 7, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his spouse, Svetlana, meeting with the J-8 team at the Windsor hotel in Hokkaido, Japan.