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Vladimir Vladimirovič Putin (Владимир Владимирович Путин)b. 7 Oct 1952, Leningrad, USSR |
| Title: | Исполняющий обязанности Президента Российской Федерации (Acting President of the Russian Federation) |
| Term: | 31 Dec 1999 - 7 May 2000 |
| Chronology: | 31 Dec 1999, the duties of President of the Russian Federation assigned to the Chairman of the Government, decree of the President of the Russian Federation [1] |
| Title: | Президент Российской Федерации (President of the Russian Federation) |
| Term: | 7 May 2000 - 7 May 2004 |
| Chronology: | 26 Mar 2000, elected by direct popular voting |
| 7 May 2000, took the oath of office, inauguration ceremony, Andreevskij zal, Bol'šoj Kremlëvskij Dvorec, Kremlin, Moscow [2] | |
| 7 May 2004, expiration of term | |
| Term: | 7 May 2004 - 7 May 2008 |
| 14 Mar 2004, elected by direct popular voting [3] | |
| 7 May 2004, took the oath of office, inauguration ceremony, Andreevskij zal, Bol'šoj Kremlëvskij Dvorec, Kremlin, Moscow [4] | |
| 7 May 2008, expiration of term |
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| Studied law at the Leningrad Ždanov State University (1970-1975); was employed by the First Chief Directorate (Human Resources) of the Leningrad branch of the USSR Committee for State Security (1975-1984); graduated from the Red Banner Andropov Institute of the USSR Committee for State Security (1985); was send to East Germany to serve as director of a German-Soviet Friendship House (Haus der deutsch-sowjetischen Freundschaft) in 1985–1990; resigned from the USSR Committee for State Security (1991); was named chairman of the committee for external relations of the Office of Mayor of St. Petersburg (1991); promoted to lieutenant colonel in the KGB reserve (1992); held the office of the first deputy chairman of the St. Petersburg Government (1994-1996); was transferred to Moscow to serve as deputy chief of the Presidential Property Management Department (1996); appointed deputy chief (26 Mar 1997) and then first deputy chief (25 May 1998) of the Presidential Staff; headed the Federal Security Service in the office of director (25 Jul 1998 - 9 Aug 1999) and served as secretary of the Security Council (from 29 Mar 1999); prior to the dismissal of the government of Sergej Stepašin, he was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Government (9 Aug 1999); continued as Acting Chairman of the Government (9 Aug 1999 - 16 Aug 1999); served as Chairman of the Government (16 Aug 1999 - 7 May 2000); after the resignation of Boris El'cin as President of the Russian Fed ration, he assumed the office of Acting President (31 Dec 1999 - 7 May 2000); was elected President of the Russian Federation at general elections of 26 Mar 2000; re-elected 14 Mar 2004. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| [1] | СЗ РФ, 2000, № 1. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2] | Российская газета, 2000, 11 мая. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [3] | Российская газета, 2004, 24 марта. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [4] | Российская газета, 2004, 8 мая. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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