Yeltsin - who won two
elections as president - had
heart problems. One of the
most enduring images of
Yeltsin came in 1991 when he
defied communist hardliners
from the turret of a tank to
thwart their attempts at a
coup. He then presided over
the demise of Soviet communism
to become Russia's first
democratic leader, taking ov
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Yeltsin - who won two
elections as president - had
heart problems. One of the
most enduring images of
Yeltsin came in 1991 when he
defied communist hardliners
from the turret of a tank to
thwart their attempts at a
coup. He then presided over
the demise of Soviet communism
to become Russia's first
democratic leader, taking over
from Soviet President Mikhail
Gorbachev. Following his
resignation on December 31st
1999, he oversaw a peaceful
transition of power to his
protege, Vladimir Putin.

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