Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia · TURNING POINT ·
Resignation of Boris Yeltsin (1999)
On the Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia map as “Yeltsin resigns”
31 Dec 1999 — In a televised address Boris Yeltsin resigns six months early, asks Russians to forgive him for hopes that did not come true, and hands power to Putin as acting president. Putin’s first decree granted Yeltsin immunity; he was elected in March 2000 with 52.9%.
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- Remaking the State: Meiji Japan 1600–1912 and Post-Soviet Russia 1964–2000
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