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The last failed impeachment attempt was from May 11–15, 1999, as the listed charges included for collapse of the Soviet Union, the 1993 constitutional crisis, the outbreak of War in Chechnya, weakening the country's defense, and genocide of the Russian people.

The last failed impeachment attempt was from May 11–15, 1999, as the listed charges included for collapse of the Soviet Union, the 1993 constitutional crisis, the outbreak of War in Chechnya, weakening the country's defense, and genocide of the Russian people.

Yeltsin's second term was marked by increasing reliance on his [[prime ministers]] and more troubles with Chechnya.  In the three years following the end of the first war, the government of Chechnya had been unable to establish a monopoly on the use of force, and the region was increasingly dominated by [[jihadists]].  In the summer of 1999, armed groups staged attacks from its territory against neighboring parts of Russia, notably [[Dagestan]].  Any remaining doubts about how to deal with this menace were settled approximately a month after the defeat of the jihadists in Dagestan when apartment buildings in both [[Moscow]] and other parts of Russia were destroyed in early-morning bomb attacks, with heavy civilian loss of life.  Yeltsin was compelled to order a second invasion.

Yeltsin's second term was marked by increasing reliance on his [[prime minister]]s and more troubles with Chechnya.  In the three years following the end of the first war, the government of Chechnya had been unable to establish a monopoly on the use of force, and the region was increasingly dominated by [[jihadists]].  In the summer of 1999, armed groups staged attacks from its territory against neighboring parts of Russia, notably [[Dagestan]].  Any remaining doubts about how to deal with this menace were settled approximately a month after the defeat of the jihadists in Dagestan when apartment buildings in both [[Moscow]] and other parts of Russia were destroyed in early-morning bomb attacks, with heavy civilian loss of life.  Yeltsin was compelled to order a second invasion.

This operation was supervised by Prime Minister [[Vladimir Putin]], who impressed Yeltsin as none of his predecessors had.  Yeltsin's popularity was in free fall by this time as a result of the bombings and of his government's perceived foreign policy failures, particularly the inability to stop [[Bill Clinton]]'s war against [[Yugoslavia]] or get sanctions lifted against [[Iraq]], both countries having come since the end of Communism to be seen as [[allies]] of Russia.  One day, Yeltsin allegedly said to Putin, "Something very important has happened:  People trust you."  Rather than risk a victory by Communists or other [[totalitarians]] in the 2000 election, Yeltsin chose to resign eight years to the day after Gorbachev had, resulting in the elevation of Putin, who had less baggage, to the presidency.  In his farewell speech, Yeltsin apologized to the Russian people "for the dreams you had which never came true."<ref>https://m-diplomat.ru/en/history/how-boris-yeltsin-russia-s-first-president-resigned/</ref>

This operation was supervised by Prime Minister [[Vladimir Putin]], who impressed Yeltsin as none of his predecessors had.  Yeltsin's popularity was in free fall by this time as a result of the bombings and of his government's perceived foreign policy failures, particularly the inability to stop [[Bill Clinton]]'s war against [[Yugoslavia]] or get sanctions lifted against [[Iraq]], both countries having come since the end of Communism to be seen as [[allies]] of Russia.  One day, Yeltsin allegedly said to Putin, "Something very important has happened:  People trust you."  Rather than risk a victory by Communists or other [[totalitarians]] in the 2000 election, Yeltsin chose to resign eight years to the day after Gorbachev had, resulting in the elevation of Putin, who had less baggage, to the presidency.  In his farewell speech, Yeltsin apologized to the Russian people "for the dreams you had which never came true."<ref>https://m-diplomat.ru/en/history/how-boris-yeltsin-russia-s-first-president-resigned/</ref>