Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich
Russian politician and reformer
first secretary of Moscow Communist Party Committee 1985-1987
removed from office after criticizing Mikhail Gorbachev and perestroika
member of Soviet Politburo 1986-1988
chairman of Russian Supreme Soviet 1990-1991
at 28th Communist Party Congress, resigned from Communist Party 1990
last president of Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic 1991
prime minister of Russia 1991-1992
1st post-Soviet president of Russia 1991-1999
with George Bush, signed Start II arms limitation treaty 1993
survived anti-Yeltsin putsch led by Alexander Rutskoi and Ruslan Khasbulatov 1993
endorsed formation of Our Home Is Russia party 1995
dismissed Viktor Chernomyrdin's government 1998, naming Sergei Kiriyenko as prime minister, but reappointed Chernomyrdin five months later on interim basis until replaced by Yevgeny Primakov
dismissed Primakov in favor of Sergei Stepashin 1999
survived parliamentary votes on five counts of impeachment 1999
resigned presidency in favor of Vladimir Putin 1999
wrote autobiography "Against the Grain" 1990 (also "Ispoved na zadannuyu temu", "Confession on an Assigned Theme"), memoir "The Struggle for Russia" 1994 (also "Zapeski presidenti" 1993, "Notes of the President")
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