Posted AT 12:15 AM EDT on 02/06/07
Timeline: Vladimir Putin's presidency
March 2000:
Mr. Putin is elected president. He wins in the first round, capturing about 53 per cent of the vote. He chooses Mikhail Kasyanov to be his prime minister.
August 2000:
Kursk nuclear submarine sinks in the Barents Sea with the loss of all 118 crew members.
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