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| Arrest of Raduyev Raduyev, Salman |  |
| 12th Feb Chechnya Russian agents capture Salman Raduyev, a Chechen warlord |
| Bombing of Grozny Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 7th Jan Grozny Russia announces a suspension of aerial bombardment in Grozny to allow civilians to escape |
| Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 28th May Putin signs the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, it will not be effective until the USAand other nations also approve |
| Concept on National Security Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 14th Jan Russia publishes the 21-page "Concept on National Security" that details the scenarios under which it would useNuclear weapons |
| Constitution Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| Putin divides Russia's 89 regions into 7 federal districts headed by a Kremlin representative |
| 8th July Putin makes his first state of the nation address and calls for increased power to the central Government to overcome a bleak diagnosis of the country's ills |
| 19th July The Duma passes Legislation giving Putin the right to fire provincial governors and takes away the governor's automatic immunity and membership in the Federation Council |
| Diplomacy Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 16th Feb Russia and NATO announce a resumption of contacts that were broken in Mar 1999 due to NATO bombing in Yugoslavia |
| 17th April Putin meets Tony Blair and promises to implement economic reforms and root out corruption |
| 3rd June Clinton meets Putin in Moscow and begins discussions on trade, missile defense andNuclear arms control |
| 4th June Clinton and Putin agree to each dispose 34 metric tons of weapons-gradeNuclear plutonium and to establish a military center in Moscow for USAand Russian officers to share early warning data on missile and space launches |
| Dismissal Dyachenko, Tatyana | |
| 3rd Jan Putin fires Tatyana Dyachenko, daughter of Boris Yeltsin and Kremlin image advisor from her post in one of his first official acts, moving quickly to distance himself from Yeltsin's scandal-tinged administration |
| Dismissal Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 3rd Jan Putin fires Tatyana Dyachenko, daughter of Boris Yeltsin and Kremlin image advisor from her post in one of his first official acts, moving quickly to distance himself from Yeltsin's scandal-tinged administration |
| Economy Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 11th Jan Putin announces a 20% increase in pensions ahead of the Mar 26 elections |
| 10th Feb The Government announces that it will raise the minimum price for a bottle of vodka by 30% at the end of the month |
| 23rd Mar Russia's food supply is threatened with a virulent strain of potato blight and livestock feed shortages were forecast |
| 22nd May Putin abolishes the chief agency for environmental protection and transferred its powers to a ministry that hands out oil and gas leases |
| 25th May Putin unveils a new plan to revive the economy that includes a flat 13% income tax |
| 8th July Putin makes his first state of the nation address and calls for increased power to the central Government to overcome a bleak diagnosis of the country's ills |
| Election Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 11th Jan Putin announces a 20% increase in pensions ahead of the Mar 26 elections |
| 26th Mar Presidential elections are held, Putin wins in the first round, becomes the 2nd post-Communist President with 52.5% vote |
| May Putin wins the election |
| Election Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich | |
| 15th May Presidential elections scheduled, by law, Yeltsin may not seek another term |
| FSB Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 13th Feb Putin signs a decree to re-establish the "special departments" (FSB) to seek out political disloyalty in the military |
| Inauguration of Putin Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 7th May Putin is inaugurated, he names Mikhail Kasyanof as Prime Minister and pledges to restore the country to world-power status |
| National Anthem Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| Dec Putin sanctions the change of the National Anthem of Russia to restore the music of the pre-1991 Soviet anthem, but with new words |
| NATO Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 2nd Mar Putin says that Russia will consider joining NATO if it is treated as an equal partner |
| Nuclear Warfare Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 4th June Clinton and Putin agree to each dispose 34 metric tons of weapons-gradeNuclear plutonium and to establish a military center in Moscow for USAand Russian officers to share early warning data on missile and space launches |
| 16th June Putin proposes a Moscow-based early warning center forNuclear missile launches around the world |
| 18th July Jiang Zemin and Putin denounce the USAproposed missile defense program as a violation of the 1972 ABM treaty, they also vow to strengthen a strategic partnership between their countries |
| President Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 7th May Appointed President of Russia |
| Prime Minister Kasyanof, Mikhail Mikhaylovich | |
| 7th May Putin is inaugurated, he names Mikhail Kasyanof as Prime Minister and pledges to restore the country to world-power status |
| Prime Minister Kasyanov, Mikhail Mikhaylovich | |
| 7th May Moscow Appointed Prime Minister of Russia |
| Rebellion Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 9th Jan Chechnya Rebels attack Russian positions in Argun, Shali and Gudermes as Russia continues a bombing halt for the Orthodox Chris tmas |
| 6th Feb Chechnya Putin announces that federal forces had scored a major victory in Chechnya |
| 12th Feb Chechnya Russian agents capture Salman Raduyev, a Chechen warlord |
| 17th Feb Chechnya Putin names Vladimir Kalamanov, Head of the Migration service, to look into allegations of torture, rape and executions by Russian soldiers against Chechen civilians |
| 17th Feb Chechnya Russia is accused by human rights groups and refugees of brutality toward Chechens in camps |
| Rebellion Raduyev, Salman | |
| 12th Feb Chechnya Russian agents capture Salman Raduyev, a Chechen warlord |
| Reform of Economy Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 25th May Putin unveils a new plan to revive the economy that includes a flat 13% income tax |
| Rule of Chechnya Kadyrov, Akhmad | |
| May Chechnya Putin declares direct ruleover Chechnya from Moscow. former Chechen cleric Akhmad Kadyrov is appointed as administrative head. |
| Rule of Chechnya Kalamanov, Vladimir | |
| 17th Feb Chechnya Putin names Vladimir Kalamanov, Head of the Migration service, to look into allegations of torture, rape and executions by Russian soldiers against Chechen civilians |
| Rule of Chechnya Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 6th Feb Chechnya Putin announces that federal forces had scored a major victory in Chechnya |
| 17th Feb Chechnya Putin names Vladimir Kalamanov, Head of the Migration service, to look into allegations of torture, rape and executions by Russian soldiers against Chechen civilians |
| May Chechnya Putin declares direct ruleover Chechnya from Moscow. former Chechen cleric Akhmad Kadyrov is appointed as administrative head. |
| 8th June Chechnya Putin takes personal control over Chechnya, a provisional Government is planned headed by a Kremlin-appointed official |
| Sinking Submarine Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 3rd Jan Kursk Putin fires Tatyana Dyachenko, daughter of Boris Yeltsin and Kremlin image advisor from her post in one of his first official acts, moving quickly to distance himself from Yeltsin's scandal-tinged administration |
| Aug Kursk ANuclear submarine sinks in the Barents Sea with a loss of all its crew |
| START II Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 31st Mar Putin calls for a quick ratification of the START II Nuclear arms reduction Treaty and deeper cuts inNuclear missiles |
| Treaty of Nucear Test Ban Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| 28th May Putin signs the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, it will not be effective until the USAand other nations also approve |
| World Champion Yagudin, Alexei | |
| 30th Mar Alexei Yagudin wins his third title in the World Figure Skating Championships |
