On December 31, 1999, Boris Yeltsin, the first President of the Russian Federation, steps down at the Kremlin and transfers power to Vladimir Putin.
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On December 31, 1999, Boris Yeltsin, the first President of the Russian Federation, steps down at the Kremlin and transfers power to Vladimir Putin.