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RUSSLAND REGIERUNG BORIS JELZIN
President Boris Yeltsin takes the oath of office Friday Aug. 9, 1996 on the Russian constitution during inaugural ceremonies in the Kremlin. Also on the stage with Yeltsin from right are Patriarch Alexi II, Speaker of the Duma, Gennady Seleznyov, Speaker of the Federation Council Yegor Stroyev, Yeltsin, Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, Vladimir Tumanov, head of the consitutional court and Nikolai Ryabov, head of the central election commission. Looking tired and speaking slowly but firmly, Yeltsin promised to defend democratic freedoms as a choir sang and cannons fired a salute. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/David Brauchli)
Instruktionen
Lizenz
Rights Managed
Erstellungsdatum
1996-08-08
Ort
MOSKAU RUSSLAND
Credit
KEYSTONE
Source
AP
Byline
DAVID BRAUCHLI
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