Boris Yeltsin was the first elected president of Russia. He served as the president between 1991 and 1999. He vowed to transform Russia former communist economy to a marked oriented and was very popular candidate when first elected. His popularity diminished by the 1996 election, which he still won. Much of his period as president of Russia was marked by corruption and he resigned in 1999 after massive pressure from the rest of the world. He chose prime minister Vladimir Putin to be his successor.
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