Dmitry Medvedev
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials...organizations. On the other hand, he upheld his own tsar-like power - established in 2004 by Mr. Putin when he was president - to appoint the governors of Russia's 89 regions, and replaced four of them. Mr. Medvedev began his... In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, Dmitry Medvedev, Catherine Ashton, Carbon, Tax, Florida, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Global warming, and European Union |
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washingtonpost.com | 5 days ago
Russia's Medvedev raps ruling party over elections
...greeted with polite applause. United Russia, headed by Medvedev's mentor and Kremlin predecessor Vladimir Putin, crushed opposition parties in regional elections held across much of Russia in October. Critics said the vote was marred by...
In this article: Vladimir Putin, United Russia, Russia, St Petersburg, Communist Party, and Boris Gryzlov
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AP Online | 5 days ago
Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote
Speaking before a major party meeting in St. Petersburg also attended by Putin, Medvedev accused some of United Russia's regional branches of using their dominance and official connections to shape the election results in their favor. He...
In this article: Vladimir Putin, United Russia, Russia, Democracy, and Culprit
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 5 days ago
Putin backs Medvedev's call for Russia modernization
...Putin said. "The president posed the question about the necessary, thorough modernization of the Russian economy -- overcoming chronic backwardness and moving the country to a more modern level of development," Putin added. Putin...
In this article: Vladimir Putin, Russia, United Russia, and Saint Petersburg
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Dmitry Medvedev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On May 8, Dmitry Medvedev appointed Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia. ... Boris Yeltsin (1991–1999) · Vladimir Putin (2000–2008) · Dmitry Medvedev (since 2008) ...
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Dmitry Medvedev - Profile of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
A profile of Dmitry Medvedev, the technocrat whom Vladimir Putin is counting on to continue his legacy. ... Dmitry Medvedev, left, meets with Vladimir Putin ...
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Vladimir Putin questions Dmitry Medvedev's future - Telegraph
Vladimir Putin has sought to assert his authority as Russia’s most powerful, telling Dmitry Medvedev, his successor as president, that the economic downturn ...
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BBC NEWS | Europe | Profile: Dmitry Medvedev
A profile of Russia's new president Dmitry Medvedev, who has succeeded Vladimir Putin. ... Profile: Dmitry Medvedev. Profile: Vladimir Putin. The Putin era in ...
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Vladimir Putin is richer than Dmitry Medvedev - Pravda.Ru
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Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (Russian: Ru-DmitryMedvedev.ogg, Dmitrij Anatol′jevič Medvedev; ; born 14 September 1965) is the third and current President of Russia, inaugurated on 7 May 2008. He won the presidential election held on 2 March 2008 with 71.25% of the popular vote.
Medvedev was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government on 14 November 2005. Formerly Vladimir Putin's Chief of Presidential Staff, he was also the Chairman of Gazprom's board of directors, a post he had held, for the second time, since 2000. Medvedev's candidacy was backed by then President Vladimir Putin. On 10 December 2007, he was informally endorsed as a candidate for the forthcoming presidential elections by the largest Russian political party, United Russia and several pro-presidential parties, and officially endorsed by United Russia on 17 December 2007. A technocrat and political appointee, Medvedev had never held elective office before 2008.
- Birth Date:
- September 14, 1965
- Birthplace:
- Leningrad, Soviet Union
- Religion:
- Russian Orthodox
- Spouse:
- Svetlana Linnik
- University Attended:
- Leningrad State University
- Occupation:
- Lawyer
- Political party:
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- Fair Russia
- Endorsements:
- United Russia
- Civilian Power
- Agrarian Party
- Independent
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