History: August 9 (#5)

History: August 9 (#5)
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August 9, 1999 Russian president Boris Yeltsin fires his prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.

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On August 9, in the year 1999: Russian president Bori s Yeltsin fires his prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999.

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Why August 9, 1999 matters: Russian president Boris Yeltsin fires his prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: August 9, 1999 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: tw o world wars, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, decolonisation, the Cold War, the space race, and revolutions in science, technology, and human rights all compressed into one hundred years. The event on this day: Russian president Boris Yeltsin fires his prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Yeltsin (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)