Vladimir+Putin



Vladimir Putin was born on October 7th, 1952 in Leningrad (now called St. Petersburg), Russia. He was the second president of Russia, being the successor to Boris Yeltsin. Putin led Russia for eight years, lasting two separate terms. Putin was forced by law to resign as president, because one is not allowed to run for more than two consecutive terms. Because he wanted to remain in power, Putin soon became Prime Minister of Russia, and held some other smaller means of power as well, such as the chairman of United Russia, and similar organizations. In reality, Putin truly has all the power being Prime Minister, and has the ability to control the country in most ways. During his reign of power as president, Putin joined the fight againt terorism, which eased tensions with the U.S. He also joined the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), which is a group of various countries that protect each other from danger, and act as one united region.

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By Sarina K.