Duma
President Yeltsin yields to pressure from the communist-dominated Duma to appoint Yevgeny Primakov as Prime Minister
Role range: 1991- – 1998-1999
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Yevgeniy Maksimovich Primakov Biography and Timeline
Follow Yevgeniy Maksimovich Primakov through 3 dated historical records for Russia.
Yevgeniy Maksimovich Primakov, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1998–1999Years on this page
1998
Prime Minister of Russia
President Yeltsin yields to pressure from the communist-dominated Duma to appoint Yevgeny Primakov as Prime Minister
Role range: 1991- – 1998-1999
1999
Dismissal
Yeltsin fires Primakov, ostensibly because of the need for more energetic leadership
Role range: 1991- – 1998-1999
Records, sources and methodology
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