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•Vladimir Putin becomes president of Russia
•Stays president until May 7 -
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•Moscow theatre hostage crisis.
•Rebels took 700 people hostage in a theatre
•They wanted a Russian withdraw from Chchyna -
•The police put anesthetic into building
•Then they went in and killed all 42 terrorist
•120 total people died from the terrorist and hunger
2004 March 14 -
•Putin won reelection to a second term
•He won 71 percent of the vote -
Dimitry Medvedev becomes president of russia
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•Group of terrorist took 1,300 adults and children hostage at school
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•At 1 p.m. police heard an explosion
•They went into the school
•The battle left 344 civilians dead
•31 of 32 terrorist dead
•10 police dead -
•Terrorist captured buildings throught the city of Nalchik
•Russian soldiers surrond the buildings
•They forced the terrorist to retreat
•136 people were killed -
•Vladimir Putin becomes president