Election of Boris Yeltsin: 12 June 1991 - This Day in History

***Ynot Shane*** · 06-12-2007, 12:11 AM

On this day in 1991, Boris Yeltsin was easily elected president of Russia (then part of the Soviet Union) in the republic's first direct, popular elections, and he was president of independent Russia until the eve of 2000.

More Events on this day:

1991: A series of major explosions began inside Mount Pinatubo, a volcano in western Luzon, Philippines—its first eruption in 600 years.

1941: American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader Chick Corea was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts.

1776: The constitutional convention of the colony of Virginia adopted the Virginia Declaration of Rights, a model for the Bill of Rights later added to the U.S. Constitution.

1707: Bahdur Shh I won the Mughal throne of India by defeating his brother 'Aam Shh at the Battle of Jajau.

1701: The Act of Settlement, the law that continues to regulate the succession to the throne of the United Kingdom, was passed by Parliament.

06-12-2007, 12:11 AM	#1
*Ynot Shane* Not Ready to Make Nice Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Flaflooga Gender: Posts: 132,163 Thanks: 46 Thanked 603 Times in 317 Posts	Election of Boris Yeltsin: 12 June 1991 - This Day in History On this day in 1991, Boris Yeltsin was easily elected president of Russia (then part of the Soviet Union) in the republic's first direct, popular elections, and he was president of independent Russia until the eve of 2000. *More Events on this day:* 1991: A series of major explosions began inside Mount Pinatubo, a volcano in western Luzon, Philippines—its first eruption in 600 years. 1941: American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader Chick Corea was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts. 1776: The constitutional convention of the colony of Virginia adopted the Virginia Declaration of Rights, a model for the Bill of Rights later added to the U.S. Constitution. 1707: Bahdur Shh I won the Mughal throne of India by defeating his brother 'Aam Shh at the Battle of Jajau. 1701: The Act of Settlement, the law that continues to regulate the succession to the throne of the United Kingdom, was passed by Parliament.