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Sep 25, 2023 · Vladimir Putin (1952-) is a former KGB agent who has ruled Russia for more than two decades. Intent on restoring Russian might following the collapse of the Soviet Union, he has launched several...
Sep 18, 2018 · Updated on July 28, 2022. Vladimir Putin is a Russian politician and former KGB intelligence officer currently serving as President of Russia. Elected to his current and fourth presidential term in May 2018, Putin has led the Russian Federation as either its prime minister, acting president, or president since 1999.
Feb 19, 2022 · On the world stage. Because of his political longevity, Putin has seen five U.S. presidents come and four go. During this time there has been cooperation on trade, nuclear and ballistic missile...
Oct 5, 2022 · 5 October 2022. By Mark Galeotti,Academic and author. Getty Images. As Vladimir Putin nears his 70th birthday on Friday, how did he become the isolated autocrat who launched his disastrous...
1999. On December 31, 1999, he became acting President. 2000. On March 26, 2000, he was elected President of Russia and was inaugurated on May 7, 2000. 2004. On March 14, 2004, he was elected President of Russia for the second term. 2008. Since May 8, 2008, Vladimir Putin is a Prime Minister of Russia. 2012.
Vladimir Putin, (born Oct. 7, 1952, Leningrad, U.S.S.R.), Russian president (1999–2008; 2012– ) and prime minister (1999; 2008–12). Putin served 15 years with the KGB, including six years in Dresden, E.Ger.
Early life. Putin was born on 7 October 1952, in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) during the rule of Joseph Stalin. His parents were Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin (1911–1999) and Maria Ivanovna Putina ( née Shelomova; 1911–1998).
