Boris Yeltsin Sacks Entire Government

A look back in time. May 12, 1999:
For the third time in 14 months, Russian President Boris Yeltsin sacked his government.

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (1 February 1931 23 April 2007) was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999.

Citing his failure to revive the Russian economy, President Boris Yeltsin sacked Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov and dismissed his entire cabinet today.

President Yeltsin, in a statement explaining the decision, said the "government has fully carried out its tactical task. But the situation in the economy still isn't improving. The question of the economic strategy, today, nine months later, still remains open."

The move, which is likely to trigger a political crisis, comes as the Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, prepares to debate possible impeachment proceedings against President Yeltsin.

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[UnitedCommunists]

No wonder he was hated so much.