<sod>'''Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|uː|t|ɪ|n}}; {{lang-rus|Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин|p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ ˈputʲɪn|a=Ru-Vladimir_Vladimirovich_Putin.ogg}}, born 7 October 1952) has been the [[President of Russia|President]] of [[Russia]] since 7 May 2012, succeeding [[Dmitry Medvedev]]. Putin served as [[Prime Minister of Russia|Prime Minister]] from 1999 to 2000, as President from 2000 to 2008, and again as Prime Minister from 2008 to 2012. During Putin's term as Prime Minister, he was the Chairman of [[United Russia]], the ruling Party.<eod>
<sod>'''Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|uː|t|ɪ|n}}; {{lang-rus|Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин|p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ ˈputʲɪn|a=Ru-Vladimir_Vladimirovich_Putin.ogg}}, born 7 October 1952) was the [[President of Russia|President]] of [[Russia]] from 7 May 2012 to 25 March, 2016, succeeding [[Dmitry Medvedev]]. Putin served as [[Prime Minister of Russia|Prime Minister]] from 1999 to 2000, as President from 2000 to 2008, again as Prime Minister from 2008 to 2012, and then as President from 2012 to 2016. During Putin's term as Prime Minister, he was the Chairman of [[United Russia]], the ruling Party.<eod>