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Yeltsin resigns. The resignation has also led to a Yeltsin remained president of Russia until December 31, 1999, when he resigned. OSCOW, Dec. On 29 May 1990, he was elected chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR), although Gorbachev personally pleaded with the Russian deputies not to select Yeltsin. I have heard many times that “Yeltsin will hang onto power by any means, he won’t give it to anyone. The republics claimed their Boris Yeltsin, the then-President of Russia, resigned on the New Year’s Eve after eight years of being in office. NOTE: The statement referred to Prime Minister Boris Yeltsin was the president of Russia from 1991 until 1999. Boris Yeltsin's surprise resignation On New Year's Eve 1999 the Russian President went on TV and said he was leaving office. Collapse of the Soviet Union - Yeltsin, Post-Soviet, Russia: Yeltsin was elected president of Russia in 1990. Yeltsin’s action was a serious blow to Gorbachev’s efforts to keep the struggling Soviet Union together. Russians were making last-minute preparations for the New Year when Yeltsin Together with Boris Yeltsin was elected a vice-president, Alexander Rutskoi. He resigned as Russian president. Radical reformers to bolt, form an independent party. The presidency passed to his Putin, who was the To President Yeltsin, let me convey my appreciation for the work we have done together. Just two days after Mikhail Gorbachev was re-elected head of the Soviet Communist Party, Boris Yeltsin, president of the Republic of Russia, announces his resignation from the Party. Despite ushering in a freer society, his tenure was m. Text of speech in which Boris N Yeltsin announced his resignation as President of Russia (M) Yeltsin Resigns; Party Is Stunned : Soviet Union: Maverick says he can’t serve on Politburo and as Russian Federation leader at same time. Despite his attempts at economic reform, his tenure in office saw the country’s Boris Yeltsin annouced his resignation on the last day of the 20th Century Russian President Boris Yeltsin's shock resignation speech came in an address on Russian television on 31 December 1999. Boris Yeltsin (L) announced he would be resigning immediately and handing over presidential powers to Vladimir Putin on 31 December 1999 I will never forget New Year's Eve 1999. However, the circumstances of Yeltsin's decision Twenty years ago, Russians saw a New Year’s address from the country's first president, Boris Yeltsin, in which he announced his resignation and Yeltsin remained president of Russia until December 31, 1999, when he resigned. 31 -- Boris N. Today, on the last day of the departing century, I am resigning. ” That’s a lie. But that’s Boris Yeltsin today made the announcement that his political foes have been hoping to hear for a long time. In July On 4 March 1990, Yeltsin was elected to the Congress of People's Deputies of Russia representing Sverdlovsk with 72% of the vote. I was working as a NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow on President Boris Yeltsin's sudden resignation announcement today. Hillary and I extend our warmest wishes to you and your family. Yeltsin shocked his nation and the world today, announcing his resignation as president six months before the end of his term and handing over power to his favored Russian President Boris Yeltsin resigned, making Prime Minister Vladimir Putin acting president. The populist politician and president of the Russian parliament, Boris Yeltsin, has resigned from the Soviet Communist Party. Despite his attempts at economic reform, his tenure in office saw the country’s The full text of outgoing Russian President Boris Yeltsin's resignation speech. After the elections, Boris Yeltsin began the struggle with the privileges of the range On New Year's Eve, 1999, while many braced for a possible Y2K disaster, Boris Yeltsin resigned as president of the Russian Federation leaving a little known prime minister in charge.