Putin's rise to power By bjheavner Oct 7, 1952 Putin's birthday Vladimir Putin was born on this day. Jul 25, 1998 1998: Putin was appointed the head of Russia’s Security Service, the successor of the KGB. Mar 26, 2000 Vladimir Putin was elected President of Russia. Putin was elected president on this date. May 8, 2008 2008 - Putin could not serve a third term as President, so the new president appointed him to be Prime Minister to remain in power. Mar 4, 2012 Putin is elected President of Russia once again. Sep 30, 2015 September 2015 – Putin authorizes bombing of Syria in support of the President Bashar al-Assad.
