Historical Figure
Vladimir Putin
b. 1952
President of Russia (2000–2008; since 2012)
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Birth
1952 October 7, 1952 →Biography
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He has been described as the de facto leader of Russia since 2000.
Timeline
Vladimir Putin became a permanent member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
October 1 →Boris Yeltsin resigns as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President.
December 31 →First President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, resigns from office, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President and successor.
December 31 →Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a bill into law that officially establishes a new National Anthem of Russia, with music adopted from the anthem of the Soviet Union that was composed by Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov.
December 25 →In Slovakia, a two-day meeting dubbed "Slovakia Summit 2005" takes place between U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin. This occasion marks the first visit of a sitting American President to the Slovak Republic since its establishment in 1993.
February 23 →Eleitores russos votam a favor das mudanças na constituição do país, uma das quais permite que o presidente Vladimir Putin permaneça no cargo até 2036.
July 2 →In the prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin declares the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic as independent from Ukraine, and moves troops into the region. The action is condemned by the United Nations.
February 21 →Russo-Ukrainian War: Days after recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin orders the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
February 24 →US president Donald Trump meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the first such summit since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
August 15 →More from the Postwar
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