When was Boris Yeltsin born?

Boris Yeltsin was born on 1 February 1931 in Butka.

What positions has Boris Yeltsin held?

Positions held by Boris Yeltsin include: Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (1992–1999); Minister of Defense of Russia (1992–1992); Prime Minister of Russia (1991–1992); President of Russia (1991–1999); Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation (1990–1991).

Where did Boris Yeltsin study?

Boris Yeltsin was educated at Ural State Technical University, Ural Federal University.

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Boris Yeltsin

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Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931–2007)

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Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999, having previously served as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR from 1990 to 1991. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1961 to 1990. He later stood as a political independent, during which time he was viewed as being ideologically aligned with liberalism.

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Born: 1 February 1931 wd
Place of birth: Butka wd
Died: 23 April 2007 wd
Place of death: Moscow wd
Citizenship: Soviet Union, Russia wd
Occupation: civil engineer, politician, master builder, engineer wd
Political party: independent politician (since 12 July 1990), Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1961–1990) wd
Education: Ural State Technical University, Ural Federal University wd
Spouse: Naina Yeltsina wd

Positions held wd

Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (7 May 1992 – 31 December 1999)
Minister of Defense of Russia (16 March 1992 – 18 May 1992)
Prime Minister of Russia (6 November 1991 – 15 June 1992)
President of Russia (10 July 1991 – 31 December 1999)
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation (29 May 1990 – 10 July 1991)
First Secretary of the Moscow Communist Party (23 December 1985 – 11 November 1987)
Sverdlovsk regional committee of CPSU
member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Council of Ministers of the USSR
people's deputy of union of socialist soviet republics
deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
member of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

Awards wd

Order of Lenin (1981)
Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1971)
Order of the Badge of Honour (1966)
Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" (2006)
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (1969)
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1975)
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (1978)
Gold Olympic Order (1993)
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class (2001)
honorary citizen of Yerevan (2002)
VDNKh gold medal (1981)
Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class (2000)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Vytis (2011)
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1991)

Questions

When was Boris Yeltsin born?: Boris Yeltsin was born on 1 February 1931 in Butka.
What positions has Boris Yeltsin held?: Positions held by Boris Yeltsin include: Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (1992–1999); Minister of Defense of Russia (1992–1992); Prime Minister of Russia (1991–1992); President of Russia (1991–1999); Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation (1990–1991).
Where did Boris Yeltsin study?: Boris Yeltsin was educated at Ural State Technical University, Ural Federal University.

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