Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, born in 7 October 1952, is a Russian
politician who has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012. Putin
previously served as President from 2000 to 2008, and as Prime Minister
of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. Putin was also
previously the Chairman of the United Russia political party.
For sixteen years Putin was an officer in the KGB, rising to the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel, before he retired to enter politics in his native
Saint Petersburg in 1991. He moved to Moscow in 1996 and joined
President Boris Yeltsin's administration where he rose quickly, becoming
Acting President on 31 December 1999 when Yeltsin resigned
unexpectedly.
Putin won the subsequent 2000 presidential election and was re-elected in 2004. Because of constitutionally mandated term limits, Putin was ineligible to run for a third consecutive presidential term in 2008.
Dmitry Medvedev won the 2008 presidential election and appointed Putin as Prime Minister, beginning a period of so-called "tandemocracy".
In September 2011, following a change in the law, Putin announced that
he would seek a third, non-consecutive term as President in the 2012
presidential election, an announcement which led to large-scale protests
in many Russian cities. He won the election in March 2012 and is
serving an increased, six-year term.
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