26 March - Vladimir Putin was elected President of Russia in 2000

 

March 26, 2000, is the date when Vladimir Putin was first elected President of Russia. He succeeded Boris Yeltsin, who resigned from the presidency, making Putin the acting president until the election. Putin won the election with a significant majority, marking the beginning of his presidency and his prominent role in Russian politics for the next two decades. He is the longest-serving Russian or Soviet leader since Joseph Stalin