List of presidents of the Russian Federation
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The following is a list of Presidents of the Russian Federation since its independence on December 26, 1991.
Supported by Democratic Russia Supported by United Russia Our Home – Russia Non-partisan without support
| # | Picture | Name | Took office | Left office | Political Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Boris Yeltsin | Бори́с Е́льцин | July 10, 1991* (Inaugurated) |
December 25, 1991* | Non-partisan (Supported by Democratic Russia) |
1** |
| December 25, 1991 | August 9, 1996 | ||||||
| August 9, 1996 (Inaugurated) |
November 5, 1996 | Non-partisan / Independent | 2 | ||||
| — |  |
Viktor Chernomyrdin (Acting)[1][2] |
Ви́ктор Черномы́рдин | November 5, 1996 | November 6, 1996 | Our Home – Russia | |
| 1 | |
Boris Yeltsin | Бори́с Е́льцин | November 6, 1996 | December 31, 1999 (Resign) |
Non-partisan / Independent | |
| — |  |
Vladimir Putin (Acting) |
Влади́мир Пу́тин | December 31, 1999 | May 7, 2000 | Non-partisan / Independent | |
| 2 | Vladimir Putin | May 7, 2000 (Inaugurated) |
May 7, 2004 | 3 | |||
| May 7, 2004 (Inaugurated) |
May 7, 2008 | 4 | |||||
| 3 |  |
Dmitry Medvedev | Дми́трий Медве́дев | May 7, 2008 (Inaugurated) |
Incumbent | Non-partisan (Supported by United Russia) |
5 |
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[edit] References
- ^ Hoffman, David. "Yeltsin Heart Operation Called a Success", The Washington Post, The Washington Post Company, 1996-11-06. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
- ^ Decree of President of Russian Federation No. 1378 of September 19, 1996; Temporary discharge of duty of President of Russian Federation
