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“I will not step down, I will not resign, ... I will work to the end of my term in office under the constitution. In the year 2000, there will be presidential elections under the constitution and I will not run in those elections.”

Quote by Boris Yeltsin

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Boris Yeltsin, the first President of the Russian Federation, was born on February 1, 1931, and passed away on April 23, 2007. He played a crucial role in the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the establishment of the Russian Federation. more

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