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{{Officeholder
|name=Boris Yeltsin
|image=byeltsin.jpg
|party=Independent
|offices=|offices={{Officeholder/president
|country=Russia
|number=1st
|terms=July 10, 1991 – December 31, 1999
|vp=Alexander Rutskoy (1991–1993)
|preceded=office established
|succeeded=[[Vladimir Putin]]
}}
|religion=
}}
''' Boris Yeltsin ''' '''(1931 - 2007)''' was a [[Russia]]n politician who helped challenge and bring an end to the [[Soviet Union]]. After he led Russia for eight years, he then became the first ever in Russian history to voluntarily relinquish power to a successor, whom he handpicked.
''' Boris Yeltsin ''' '''(1931 - 2007)''' was a [[Russia]]n politician who helped challenge and bring an end to the [[Soviet Union]]. After he led Russia for eight years, he then became the first ever in Russian history to voluntarily relinquish power to a successor, whom he handpicked.