First inauguration of Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin in 1991 | |
| Date | 10 July 1991 |
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| Location | State Kremlin Palace Moscow |
| Participants | President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin Assuming office Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Russia, Ruslan KhasbulatovAdministering oath |
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The first inauguration of Boris Yeltsin as president of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) took place on Wednesday, 10 July 1991. The ceremony was held at the State Kremlin Palace and it lasted about thirty minutes. It was the first presidential inauguration ceremony in the history of Russia.