Vladimir Putin

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Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation since 1999

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born October 7, 1952) is the President of Russia. He succeeded Boris Yeltsin on December 31, 1999. Previously he was a KGB agent and businessman. He is married to Lyudmila Putina, née Shkrebneva, and they have two daughters, Maria Putina and Yekaterina Putina.

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