Multiple choice

Who succeeded Vladimir Putin as the President of Russia?

  1. Boris Yeltsin

  2. Dmitry Medvedev

  3. Michael Sleiman

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Dmitry Medvedev succeeded Vladimir Putin as President of Russia in 2008. This followed the 2008 Russian presidential election where Putin (who had served the maximum two consecutive terms) endorsed Medvedev as his successor. Boris Yeltsin was Putin's predecessor, not successor. Michael Sleiman was a Lebanese president, making options A and C clearly incorrect.

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