Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician and the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999. Originally a supporter of Mikhail Gorbachev, Yeltsin emerged under the perestroika reforms as one of Gorbachev's most powerful political opponents. During the late 1980s, Yeltsin had been a member of the Politburo, and in late 1987 tendered a letter of resignation in protest. No one had resigned from the Politburo before...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth1 February 1931
CityButka, Russia
CountryRussian Federation
That doesn't mean that I abandon my constitutional powers to appoint ministers and government members. No, I don't,
My soul aches when I think about hungry soldiers, unpaid officers and their families, who have been suffering for years without a home of their own,
He (Clinton) is behaving too loudly on this -- too loudly
We must tell the truth -- the (czar's) massacre has become one of the most shameful pages of our history, ... By burying the innocent victims we want to expiate the sins of our ancestors.
will be able to unite those who will renew the great Russia in the 21st century.
We can be proud that this is being done peacefully, without revolutions and coups.
We are obliged to put an end to the spread of the cancer of terrorism,
We are not taking part in this war, we didn't start this war,
I think these qualities will be decisive during presidential elections in 2000, ... decent, honest and thorough.
It is a significant sum for those who invest in Russia.
is doing very little to get Russia out of the present crisis.
I said before the elections and repeat now -- don't rush to change the portraits. The country has a president and an active president at that.
Today is a very responsible moment, since we have been left without a government for two weeks. That means lost money and lost opportunities,
Today I am addressing you for the last time as Russian president. I have made a decision. I have contemplated this long and hard. Today, on the last day of the outgoing century, I am retiring.