When is Boris Yeltsin's birthday?

Boris Yeltsin's birthday is February 1. He was born on February 1, 1931 in Butka, Russia.

Who shares a birthday with Boris Yeltsin?

Famous people who share Boris Yeltsin's February 1 birthday include Clark Gable, Leymah Gbowee, John Ford, John Napier and Langston Hughes.

Politics · Technology · 1931–2007

Boris Yeltsin — Age & Birthday

Born: 1 February 1931 · Died: 23 April 2007 · Age at death: 76

How old was Boris Yeltsin when he died?

Boris Yeltsin died aged 76. He was born on 1 February 1931 and died on 23 April 2007.

First President of Russia, who stood on a tank to defeat the 1991 coup and led the country through the Soviet collapse

Did you know?During a visit to Washington in 1994, he was found late at night in his underwear trying to hail a taxi to find pizza.

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Boris Yeltsin was the man who stood on a tank to defy a coup and then presided over the birth of a new Russia. In August 1991, when hardliners tried to seize power in Moscow, his defiance helped the attempt collapse within days. Months later the Soviet Union dissolved, and he became the first president of an independent Russia. His rapid economic reforms brought new freedoms but also hyperinflation, poverty and the rise of powerful oligarchs. In his final act, he resigned on the last day of 1999 and handed power to Vladimir Putin.

Key Milestones

1976: Party chief in Sverdlovsk
1985: Moves to Moscow as city party leader
1991: Elected president of Russia in June
1991: Defies the August coup – standing on a tank

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999, having previously served as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR from 1990 to 1991.

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Boris Yeltsin: The First President of Russia

Russian politician who led the country after the Soviet Union, born on 1 February 1931

Yeltsin came from Butka, a village in the Ural Mountains, where he was born on 1 February 1931. He trained as a construction engineer and rose through the Communist Party in Sverdlovsk.

Brought to Moscow by Mikhail Gorbachev, he became a popular reformer but clashed with party leaders. In 1991 he was elected President of Russia and led opposition to the August coup.

After the Soviet Union ended, he oversaw the shift to a market economy, a conflict with parliament in 1993 and the first war in Chechnya. He resigned in 1999 and died in Moscow in 2007.

Career highlights

1931Born in Butka, Russia
1976Party chief in Sverdlovsk
1985Moves to Moscow: as city party leader
1991Elected president of Russia: in June
1991Defies the August coup: standing on a tank
1993Constitutional crisis: and new constitution
1994First Chechen War: begins
1996Re-elected: after a hard-fought campaign
1999Resigns: naming Putin acting president
2007Dies in Moscow: aged 76

Did you know?In 1987 he became one of the first senior Soviet politicians to criticise the party leadership openly, and was removed from his post as a result.

Age at death: 76
Would be: 95
Years since death: 19

Born: February 1, 1931 · Butka, Russia
Died: April 23, 2007
Cause of death: Heart failure
Nationality: Russian
Known for: Politics, Technology

Family

Father: Nikolai Ignatievich Yeltsin
Mother: Claudia Vasilievna Jeltsina
Spouse: Naina Yeltsina
Children: Elena Yeltsina, Tatyana Yumasheva

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When is Boris Yeltsin's birthday?: Boris Yeltsin's birthday is February 1. He was born on February 1, 1931 in Butka, Russia.
How old was Boris Yeltsin when he died?: Boris Yeltsin died on April 23, 2007, aged 76.
Who shares a birthday with Boris Yeltsin?: Famous people who share Boris Yeltsin's February 1 birthday include Clark Gable, Leymah Gbowee, John Ford, John Napier and Langston Hughes.

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