Second inauguration of Boris Yeltsin

1996 presidential inauguration of
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin in 1996
Date9 August 1996 (1996-08-09)
LocationState Kremlin Palace
Moscow
ParticipantsPresident of Russia, Boris Yeltsin
Assuming office
President of the Constitutional Court of Russia, Vladimir Tumanov
Administering oath

The second inauguration of Boris Yeltsin as the president of Russia took place on Friday, 9 August 1996. The ceremony was held at the State Kremlin Palace and lasted about thirty minutes.

It was originally planned to hold a ceremony at the Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin, but in order to save money this idea was abandoned.