2006-06-16 01:52:22 · 8 answers · asked by ak25krunk 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
vladmir putin
2006-06-16 01:56:55 · answer #1 · answered by MayberryNR5 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vladimir Putin, Political Figure
* Born: 7 October 1952
* Birthplace: Leningrad, Russia (now St. Petersburg)
* Best Known As: President of the Russian Federation, 2000-
As the hand-picked successor of Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin was elected president of the Russian Federation in 2000. After earning a law degree in 1975, Putin joined the KGB, the security force of the former Soviet Union. He spent years working primarily in East Germany, then left the service in 1991 and became active in the politics of St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad). He was brought to Moscow by Yeltsin in 1996 and served as an administrator in the Kremlin and an official for the security organizations which replaced the KGB. In 1999 Putin became Yeltsin's fifth prime minister in 17 months, then became acting president when Yeltsin left office. He was officially elected to the office in 2000 and then re-elected in a landslide vote in March of 2004.
2006-06-17 01:33:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vladimir Putin
2006-06-16 01:57:42 · answer #3 · answered by wiredfu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vladimir Putin is the current president of Russia. And the former head of the Soviet-era KGB.
2006-06-16 01:57:29 · answer #4 · answered by toulousaine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vladimir Putin
2006-06-16 01:57:13 · answer #5 · answered by Tinkerbell05 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vladimir Putin
2006-06-16 01:57:01 · answer #6 · answered by jstratton97_98 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vladimir putin- a former KGB agent and about as good a leader as our president
2006-06-16 02:28:12 · answer #7 · answered by lookaroundyou_22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vladimir putin
2006-06-16 02:12:00 · answer #8 · answered by david c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋