Boris Yeltsin

1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007

Boris Yeltsin was a Russian politician who served as the first President of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999. He rose to prominence opposing the 1991 coup attempt and oversaw the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Russia's transition to a market economy.

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Born in Butka, Soviet Union
1 February 1931

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was born in the village of Butka in the Ural region.

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Graduated from Ural Polytechnic Institute
1955

He earned a degree in construction engineering and began a career in the building industry.

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Became First Secretary of the Moscow Communist Party
1985

He was appointed to lead the Communist Party organization in Moscow.

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Elected President of the Russian SFSR
12 June 1991

He won Russia's first direct presidential election within the Soviet Union.

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Opposed the August coup attempt
19 August 1991 – 21 August 1991

He resisted the hardline coup against Gorbachev, famously addressing crowds from atop a tank.

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Oversaw dissolution of the Soviet Union
8 December 1991

He signed the Belovezha Accords with the leaders of Ukraine and Belarus, ending the USSR.

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Re-elected President of Russia
3 July 1996

He won a second term as President of the Russian Federation in a runoff election.

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Resigned the presidency
31 December 1999

He resigned on New Year's Eve, naming Vladimir Putin as acting president.

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Died in Moscow
23 April 2007

Yeltsin died of congestive heart failure in Moscow.

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