Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is the president of Russia. Putin has held continuous positions as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and from 2008 to 2012, and as president from 2000 to 2008 and since 2012. He is the longest-serving Russian or Soviet leader since Joseph Stalin.
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Some of the key events about Vladimir Putin

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

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