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Boris yeltsin
blocked the August Coup
The first president of Russia wasBoris Yeltsin.
Borris Yeltsin was elected by popular vote to the position of President of the Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in June 1991. He won 57% of the vote against with 6 other candidates. When the USSR was dissolved in December, Yeltsin remained in office, becoming the first president of the Russian Federation. He was reelected in 1996.
Vladimir Putin was the president after Yeltsin.
Yeltsin is a Russian and was the head of Russia. Not US president.
the russian federation
There is no longer a Soviet Union. It has been replaced by many small states and the Russian Federation. The first President of The Russian Federation was Boris Yeltsin. Then, until recent, Vladimir Putin. Now, Dmitry Medvedev.
Boris Yeltsin was the president of Russia in 1993. In 1996, Yeltsin is reelected for another term as Russian President. After internal wars and turmoil, Yeltsin resigns in 1999 in favor of Vladimir Putin.
Russian president.
the russian federation
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