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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин?·i Russian pronunciation: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈputʲɪn]; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia) was the second President of Russia and is the current Prime Minister of Russia as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when president Boris Yeltsin resigned in a surprising move, and then Putin won the 2000 presidential election. In 2004, he was re-elected for a second term lasting until 7 May 2008.
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Latest News
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Leadership, excellence set the Mariinsky apart
— Mar 22 2010 7:04 AM from San Diego Union-Tribune -
Authorities Stifle Antigovernment Protests in Kaliningrad
— Mar 22 2010 3:35 AM from GlobalSecurity.org -
Russian firm denies interest in U.S. Air Force tanker contest
— Mar 22 2010 3:08 AM from Everything Alabama -
Russia, China need to get better acquainted
— Mar 22 2010 2:40 AM from China Daily -
Miles from the Kremlin, protesters aim fruit and fury at Putin
— Mar 22 2010 12:10 AM from The Independent
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Leadership, excellence set the Mariinsky apart
— Mar 22 2010 7:04 AM from San Diego Union-Tribune -
Authorities Stifle Antigovernment Protests in Kaliningrad
— Mar 22 2010 3:35 AM from GlobalSecurity.org -
Russian firm denies interest in U.S. Air Force tanker contest
— Mar 22 2010 3:08 AM from Everything Alabama -
Russia, China need to get better acquainted
— Mar 22 2010 2:40 AM from China Daily -
Miles from the Kremlin, protesters aim fruit and fury at Putin
— Mar 22 2010 12:10 AM from The Independent
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