Boris Yeltsin
Born:
February 1, 1931
Died:
April 23, 2007
Age:
76
Summary

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (Russian: Бори́с Никола́евич Е́льцин, IPA: [bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈlaɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn] (listen); 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the first president of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1961 to 1990, he later stood as a political independent, during which time he was ideologically aligned with liberalism and Russian nationalism.

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Most of Yeltsin's time as president was plagued by economic contraction.
Most of Yeltsin's time as president was plagued by economic contraction.
Statue of Yeltsin in Yekaterinburg
Statue of Yeltsin in Yekaterinburg
Yeltsin with Naina Yeltsina on his 75th birthday on 1 February 2006.
Yeltsin with Naina Yeltsina on his 75th birthday on 1 February 2006.
Yeltsin on 21 February 1989
Yeltsin on 21 February 1989
Yeltsin on the day of his resignation, together with Putin and Alexander Voloshin
Yeltsin on the day of his resignation, together with Putin and Alexander Voloshin
Yeltsin, with his personal bodyguard Alexander Korzhakov, stands on a tank to defy the August coup in 1991
Yeltsin, with his personal bodyguard Alexander Korzhakov, stands on a tank to defy the August coup in 1991
President Yeltsin with US President George H. W. Bush, 1 June 1992
President Yeltsin with US President George H. W. Bush, 1 June 1992
Yeltsin and Bill Clinton share a laugh in October 1995.
Yeltsin and Bill Clinton share a laugh in October 1995.
Funeral of Yeltsin on 25 April 2007.
Funeral of Yeltsin on 25 April 2007.
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