In March 1990 the Third Extraordinary Congress...
on the same day.Boris Yeltsin, the first President of Russia, was elected by popular vote on June 12, 1991, and officially took office on July 10 at the Congress of People's Deputies. Yeltsin took the oath of service, whereby he pledged that during his term in office he would "respect and protect the rights and liberties of every citizen; observe and protect the Constitution of the Russian Federation; protect the sovereignty and independence, security and integrity of the state, and serve the people faithfully."
After the Chimes of the Kremlin's Savior Tower played the National Anthem, Boris Yeltsin emerged in the hall of the State Kremlin Palace to the fanfare of trumpets. Chairman of the Central Election Commission Nikolai Ryabov read out the Commission's resolution and handed the new president a certificate of his election. Chairman of the Constitutional Court Vladimir Tumanov administered the oath of service in conformity with the Constitution
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