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Vladimir Putin
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin[c][d] (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008.
Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000[e] and again from 2008 to 2012.[f][7] At 25 years and 14 days, he is the longest-serving Russian or Soviet leader since the 30-year tenure of Joseph Stalin.
Putin worked as a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He resigned in 1991 to begin a political career in Saint Petersburg. In 1996, he moved to Moscow to join the administration of President Boris Yeltsin.
He briefly served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and then as secretary of the Security Co