File photo: President Vladimir Putin/ Alexey NIKOLSKY / SPUTNIK / AFPVladimir Putin, who is expected to win a fourth term as Russian president in Sunday’s election, has reimposed the Kremlin’s grip over society since taking power 18 years ago.
Here are key dates in the life of the 65-year-old former KGB officer:
– October 7, 1952: Putin is born into a poor working-class family in Leningrad, now called Saint Petersburg.
– 1998: He is named head of the FSB security service, the successor to the KGB, having joined the service in 1975.
– 1999: As Boris Yeltsin’s prime minister, he oversees the launch of …read more
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