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Boris Yeltsin |
About Boris Yeltsin
The list of iconic drinkers run long, and ranges from celluloid personalities to politicians and sports stars. Among the many well known politicians who were also known as noted drinkers, Boris Yeltsin is surely one. This Russian politician has created a niche of his own in the international arena of politics. Boris Yeltsin played a major role in boosting the Russo-German relations in the year 1994 after he had heard a Russian folk song while attending a champagne luncheon. Boris Yeltsin, the then Russian President jumped over to the stage, snatched the baton, led the brass band while entertaining his audience with his singing, dancing and blowing kisses. He was clearly under the effect of alcohol.
A month after this incident he was to visit Albert Reynolds, the Prime Minister of Ireland. After waiting for a long period of time at Shannon Airport's runway, the Irish leadership was communicated that the advisors of Boris Yeltsin that the Russian President was not well and would not be able to debark the plane. Many journalists believed that Boris Yeltsin could not get off the plane as he was in a state of intoxication.
Life and career of Boris Yeltsin
Born in Russia's Talitsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, his parents were Nikolai Yeltsin and Klavdiya Vasilyevna Yeltsina. He was a leader from his very school days and throughout his school life, he was the class leader. From his childhood he was very undisciplined and unruly. He had major conflicts with his teachers and also his father. He was very fond of games and sports. His personal likings were gymnastics, skiing, track and field, volleyball, wrestling and boxing. His professional life started after he graduated from Ural Polytechnic Institute in Sverdlovsk, in the year 1955. Boris Yeltsin was an integral part of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), from the year 1961 to 1990. In the presidential election of 1992, Boris Yeltsin won 57% of the vote of the mass, defeating Nikolai Ryzhkov. On the 10th of July, he took office.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin became the first president of the Russian Federation. The political life of Boris Yeltsin had been filled with a number of ups and downs, and he was also subjected to a lot of political controversies. At the fag end of 1999, Boris Yeltsin resigned from office and Vladimir Putin was appointed as the acting president until the election in the following year.
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