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Boris Yeltsin
President of Russia from 1991 to 1999
"Yeltsin" redirects here. For the name, see Yeltsin (name).
Boris Yeltsin | |
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Portrait, c. 1991–1993 | |
| In office 25 December 1991 – 31 December 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Vice President | Alexander Rutskoy(1991–1993) |
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| Succeeded by | |
| In office 10 July 1991 – 25 December 1991 | |
| President | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as President of Russia) |
| In office 29 May 1990 – 10 July 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Vitaly Vorotnikov (as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR) |
| Succeeded by | Ruslan Khasbulatov |
| In office 23 December 1985 – 11 November 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Viktor Grishin |
| Succeeded by | Lev Zaykov |
| Born | (1931-02-01)1 February 1931 Butka, Ural Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Died | 23 April 2007(2007-04-23) (aged 76) Moscow, Russia |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
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| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Tatyana Yumasheva |
| Alma mater | Ural State Technical University |
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