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KGB secret agent (to 1990)
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Fall of the USSR
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Employed by Kremlin
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Head of FSB (ex-KGB)
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Prime minister under Yeltsin, then acting president
Launches 2nd Chechen offensive -
Elected president
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Re-elected president
Beslan school siege: More than 330 die in assault by security forces. -
Limited to 2 successive terms.
Swaps places with Primer Minister Dimitri Medvedev. -
Re-elected president
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Intervenes in Syrian war on side of regime
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Sends troops into Ukaine
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Accused of interfering in US presidential election
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Re-elected for 4th term
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Inaguration