President of Russia - Definition and Overview

List of Presidents of Russia

• Boris Yeltsin¹ (July 10, 1991 – December 31, 1999) two terms.
• Vladimir Putin² (December 31, 1999 – present) Currently serving a second term.

See Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR for the preceding leadership of the Russian Federation.

See also List of leaders of the Soviet Union, which existed between the time of Imperial Russia and that of the present-day Russian Federation.

See Tsar for the list of earlier rulers of Russia, Muscovy and Kievan Rus'.

Notes

¹ Aleksandr Rutskoy acted "in opposition" during the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 from September 22, 1993 - October 4, 1993.
² As Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin was the acting president following Yeltsin's resignation until being formally elected on May 7, 2000.

External link

• Official site of the President of Russia (http://kremlin.ru/eng/)