Boris Yeltsin death

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Russia bids farewell to Yeltsin

Russia bid a solemn farewell today to Boris Yeltsin, its first post-Soviet leader, in a funeral presided over by some two dozen white-robed priests and a crowd of dignitaries including President Vladimir Putin and two former US leaders.

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Mourners prepare for Yeltsin's funeral

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Mourners file past Yeltsin's casket

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Tributes paid to Yeltsin ahead of funeral

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Reynolds tells of Yeltsin's favours after Shannon snub

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Tributes pour in for Yeltsin

EU and Nato praise Yeltsin

The European Union and the Nato alliance hailed Boris Yeltsin today as a healer of the Cold War divide who opened up Russia to the rest of Europe.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2007

Yeltsin leaves mixed legacy

Former President Boris Yeltsin - who engineered the final collapse of the Soviet Union and pushed Russia to embrace democracy and a market economy - has died, a Kremlin official said today. He was 76.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2007

Kremlin official confirms Yeltsin death

Boris Yeltsin has died aged 76, a Kremlin official said today.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2007

Report: Former Russian president Yeltsin dies

Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin has died aged 76, a Kremlin official said today.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2007