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Boris Yeltsin, Russia's First Elected President, Dies at 76

He presided over the dissolution of the Soviet Union and became Russia's first elected president. Today, Boris Yeltsin has died at the age of 76, as the US grapples with his successor, Valdimir Putin . Konstantin von Eggert reports from Moscow for the BBC .

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

He presided over the dissolution of the Soviet Union and became Russia's first elected president. Today, Boris Yeltsin has died at the age of 76, as the US grapples with his successor, Valdimir Putin. Konstantin von Eggert reports from Moscow for the BBC.

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Boris Yeltsin, Russia's First Elected President, Dies at 76

He presided over the dissolution of the Soviet Union and became Russia's first elected president. Today, Boris Yeltsin has died at the age of 76, as the US grapples with his successor, Valdimir Putin . Konstantin von Eggert reports from Moscow for the BBC .

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Boris Yeltsin, Russia's First Elected President, Dies at 76

He presided over the dissolution of the Soviet Union and became Russia's first elected president. Today, Boris Yeltsin has died at the age of 76, as the US grapples with his successor, Valdimir Putin . Konstantin von Eggert reports from Moscow for the BBC .

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