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VLADIMIR PUTIN |
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JACQUES CHIRAC |
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GEORGE W. BUSH JR |
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TONY (ANTHONY CHARLES LYNTON) BLAIR |
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JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI |
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ANGELA MERKEL |
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STEPHEN HARPER |
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ROMANO PRODI |
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JOSE MANUEL BARROSO |
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VLADIMIR PUTIN
President of the Russian Federation
Assumption of the office: March 26, 2000
Date of birth: October 7, 1952 Place of birth: Leningrad Family status: Married / two daughers |
| Occupation: | He graduated from the law faculty of Leningrad State University in 1975. |
| Career: | Upon graduation he was assigned a job in state security bodies. He worked in the German Democratic Republic from 1985 to 1990.
In 1990, he was Assistant Rector of Leningrad State University on International Affairs, and later on worked as Advisor to the Chairman of the Leningrad City Council. In June 1991, he became Chairman of St. Petersburg City Hall Foreign Relations Committee. From 1994, he combined this job with the position of First Deputy Chairman of St. Petersburg City Government. In August 1996, he became Deputy Property Manager of the President of the Russian Federation. In March 1997, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Russian Federation President Administration, and Director of the Main Control Department of the President of the Russian Federation. In May 1998, he occupied the position of the First Deputy Head of the Russian Federation President Administration. In July 1998, he was appointed Director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, and combined this job since March 1999 with the position of the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. In August 1999, he became Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation. On December 31, 1999, he was appointed Acting President of the Russian Federation. On March 26, 2000, he was elected President of the Russian Federation and assumed office on May 7, 2000. On March 14, 2004, he was re-elected President of the Russian Federation for a second term. President Vladimir Putin is also the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Chairman of the State Council.
He is a Candidate of Economics and knows German and English. |
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