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'''Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Дми́трий Анато́льевич Медве́дев) (born [[Leningrad]], September 14, 1965) is the third president of [[Russia]], succeeding the current [[prime minister]], [[Vladimir Putin]]. He was inaugurated on May 7, 2008, having won the March 2nd election with 70% of the vote. He is not a member of any political party, though he was endorsed by several.

'''Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Дми́трий Анато́льевич Медве́дев) (born [[Leningrad]], September 14, 1965) is the third president of [[Russia]], succeeding the current [[prime minister]], [[Vladimir Putin]]. He was inaugurated on May 7, 2008, having won the March 2nd election with 70% of the vote. He is not a member of any political party, though he was endorsed by several.

Medvedev has been accused of being a puppet of the former president, having been appointed a deputy prime minister by Putin in 2005, and having been endorsed by Putin for the presidency.

Medvedev has close ties to Putin, and has been accused of merely being his puppet. Putin appointed him a deputy prime minister in 2005, and subsequently endorsed him for the presidency.

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