Vladimir Putin
Some of the key events about Vladimir Putin
- 1975Graduated with a law degree from Leningrad State University
- 1985Completed KGB training and was assigned to Dresden, East Germany
- 1990Became an advisor to the Mayor of Saint Petersburg on international affairs
- 1996Moved to Moscow to join the presidential staff of Boris Yeltsin
- 1998Appointed as Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB)
- 1999Became Acting Prime Minister of Russia
- 1999Ordered the Second Chechen War, resulting in widespread civilian casualties
- 2000Won the presidential election and became President of Russia
- 2001Established the United Russia party
- 2004Oversaw changes to electoral laws that eliminated direct elections for regional governors
- 2006Launched the National Priority Projects to improve Russia's health care, education, housing and agriculture
- 2006Signed laws restricting the activities of non-governmental organizations in Russia
- 2008Invaded Georgia, leading to international condemnation and tensions
- 2012Signed the "foreign agent" law, requiring NGOs receiving foreign funding to register as foreign agents
- 2013Signed a law banning the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens
- 2014Oversaw the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
- 2014Annexed Crimea from Ukraine, violating international law and leading to sanctions
- 2015Intervened militarily in the Syrian Civil War, supporting the Assad regime
- 2018Signed a law raising the retirement age, sparking nationwide protests
- 2022Launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, causing widespread destruction and a global crisis
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