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AP Vladimir Putin became the Acting President of Russia on December 31, 1999. Boris Yeltsin, the then-President of Russia, resigned on the New Year’s Eve after eight years of being in office. The ...
December 31, 1999: Russian President Boris Yeltsin took to the airwaves to make a surprise announcement, telling his fellow countrymen that he would step aside for his prime minister to take over ...
Kawai sai labari ya karaɗe ko'ina: Shugaban ƙasar Rasha Boris Yeltsin ya yi murabus. Matakin da ya ɗauka ya zo wa kowa da mamaki, ciki har da ƴan jaridar Birtaniya a Moscow. Lokacin da labarin ...
Months later, as the world prepared to welcome the year 2000, he succeeded the ailing Russian president, Boris Yeltsin. When he took office, Putin declared that Russia was, and would remain ...
When Vladimir Putin took over as acting president of Russia at the start of the year 2000, the former spy was an enigma to many. In History looks at how the surprise leader survived a tough ...
On New Year’s Eve, 1999, Boris Yeltsin handed over Russia’s presidency to an unknown figure—Vladimir Putin—with one request: "Take care of Russia." Now, 25 years later, the question ...
Houston will get a chance to enjoy what ought to be picture-perfect weather on Sunday and Monday before a strong New Year’s Eve cold front closes out 2024. We’re shaping up to start 2025 with ...
It was one of the most iconic images of 1994, taoiseach Albert Reynolds and senior ministers left on the red carpet at Shannon Airport waiting in vain for Russian president Boris Yeltsin to emerge ...