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Boris Yeltsin, who died on April 23 at age 76, was the first elected president of Russia.
Yeltsin began his career for the Communist Party in the Soviet city of Sverdlovsk.
In 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev made him the mayor of Moscow.
He became internationally famous in 1991 for standing on a tank during a coup which tried to remove Gorbachev from power.
Yeltsin started several economic reforms as president – many of which were very unpopular with the people.
Yeltsin was the leader of Russia during the First Chechen War from 1994 to 1996.
On December 31, 1999 he handed power to Vladimir Putin.
Yeltsin had been suffering from poor health for many years. He died of heart failure.
WORDS
mayor: an elected person that leads a town or city.
coup: an illegal and violent taking of power.
to hand: to give to.
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