How did Boris Yeltsin becomes the first leader of the Russian federation?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Boris Yeltsin became the first leader of the Russian Federation through a process of democratic elections. In 1990, he was elected as the President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, one of the republics within the Soviet Union. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Yeltsin emerged as a key political figure and was elected as the President of the newly-formed Russian Federation.