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FILE -- Russian President Boris Yeltsin shakes hands with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, during their meeting in Moscow's Kremlin Tuesday, August 10, 1999. In a surprise move Friday Dec 31 1999 President Yeltsin announced his immediate resignation from office and that he was turning over all powers to Putin, his preference to succeed him . Presidential elections will be held within 90 days, he said. (AP Photo/ITAR-TASS) ***INTERNET OUT***