Well first off was because Medvedev had supported Putin since the beginning and played a huge role in his presidential cabinet and as a friend. Also under Russian constitution you can't hold the presidential office for that long, you must wait another term under a different leader and then you can rerun again.
Dmitry Medvedev is the current President of The Russian Federation. He is the head of state and the supreme commander-in-chief.
The year 2000
Dmitriy Medvedev succeeded Vladimir Putin as Russian President in May 2008.
Putin is a former KGB official who was active in Boris Yeltsin's administration after Yeltsin became President of Russia in 1991. Putin was the head of Russia's Security Council in 1999 and was Prime Minister from 1999 to 2000 - he became Acting President when Yeltsin resigned at the end of 1999. He ran in the subsequent election and became President in May, 2000.
Vladimir Putin.
Dmitry Medvedev is the current President of The Russian Federation. He is the head of state and the supreme commander-in-chief.
who is president putin
Putin is a kind President.
The year 2000
No, Putin is a ordinary human and the former President of Russia.
Dmitriy Medvedev succeeded Vladimir Putin as Russian President in May 2008.
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev. 3rd president of russia after vladmir putin
In the Russian presidential election of 2000, acting president Vladimir Putin was formally elected. Putin had become Prime Minister in 1999, following the resignation of Boris Yeltsin.
Putin is a former KGB official who was active in Boris Yeltsin's administration after Yeltsin became President of Russia in 1991. Putin was the head of Russia's Security Council in 1999 and was Prime Minister from 1999 to 2000 - he became Acting President when Yeltsin resigned at the end of 1999. He ran in the subsequent election and became President in May, 2000.
When did peter the great become czar? 1689 he died in 1725
In 2016, the President of Russia was Vladimir Putin.
Many people want to downplay the number of Czars that Bush appointed, due to the controversy being created over President Obama's use of Czars. Actually, Bush used many Czars! Here is a partial list of the czars that he appointed during his administration: Cyber Security Czar Regulatory Czar AIDS Czar Bird Flu Czar Intelligence Czar Health IT Czar Katrina Czar Manufacturing Czar Drug Czar Domestic Policy Czar War Czar Copyright Czar Abstinence Czar Mine Safety Czar Latin American Czar WTO Czar Corruption Czar Privacy Czar Sudan Czar and Health Czar, to name more than a few.