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Russia's first post-Soviet leader Yeltsin laid to rest
17:17 25/04/2007Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin was buried in a central Moscow cemetery Wednesday following a memorial ceremony attended by Russian and foreign dignitaries and earlier by thousands of ordinary Russians.

Russian, foreign dignitaries bid farewell to Yeltsin
15:33 25/04/2007Russian and foreign dignitaries lined up to pay their last respects to Boris Yeltsin and express condolences to the family of Russia's first post-Soviet president in a grand cathedral in Moscow Wednesday.

Russia prepares for funeral of its first President Yeltsin
10:17 25/04/2007Russia is preparing to pay its last respects to its first president, Boris Yeltsin, whose funeral later Wednesday will gather current and former foreign leaders and representatives of dozens of countries.

Boris Yeltsin: He did it his way
18:49 24/04/2007People bid farewell to Yeltsin at Christ the Savior Cathedral
18:39 24/04/2007Hundreds of people have been queuing up in front of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior to bid farewell to the deceased first president of Russia, and over a thousand mourners have already paid tribute, a police spokesman said Tuesday.

Yeltsin to be buried next to Gen. Lebed and Gorbachev's wife
14:40 24/04/2007Russia's first President Boris Yeltsin, who died at the age of 76 of heart failure Monday, will be buried next to his prominent army general and the wife of his political adversary, Mikhail Gorbachev.

Boris Yeltsin: a giant in the cause of freedom
14:38 24/04/2007Foreign leaders look back at Yeltsin's legacy
11:21 24/04/2007Leaders from around the world have expressed their condolences following the death of former Russian president Boris Yeltsin, calling him a courageous fighter for democracy who championed reforms in Russia and promoted rapprochement between East and West.

Putin to address Federal Assembly April 26 - Kremlin
09:07 24/04/2007President Vladimir Putin will make his annual state-of-the-nation address to the upper house of the Russian parliament April 26, the Kremlin press service said Tuesday.

Putin declares National Day of Mourning for former President Yeltsin
23:02 23/04/2007Russia's first President Yeltsin dies at 76 of heart failure -1
19:10 23/04/2007Boris Yeltsin, Russia's first ever democratically elected leader (1991-1999), has died at the age of 76 of long-term heart trouble.

Russia's first President Yeltsin dies at 76
18:08 23/04/2007Boris Yeltsin, Russia's first ever democratically elected leader (1991-1999), has died at the age of 76 of cardiac arrest.

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