President of Russia

• Boris Yeltsin¹ (July 10, 1991 – December 31, 1999) two terms.
• Vladimir Putin² (December 31, 1999 – present) Currently serving a second term.

See also List of leaders of the Soviet Union, which existed between the time of Imperial Russia and that of the present-day Russian Federation.

See Tsar for the list of earlier rulers of Russia, Muscovy and Kievan Rus'.

Notes

¹ Aleksandr Rutskoy acted "in opposition" during the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 from September 22, 1993 - October 4, 1993.
² As Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin was the acting president following Yeltsin's resignation until being formally elected on May 7, 2000.

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