2007 Timeline

Vladinit Putin man of the year chosen by Time Magazine and other December 2007 events

Russian President Vladimir Putin was chosen the Time magazine's 2007 Person of the Year on December 18, 2007. Charismatic Russian leader became the acting President on December 31, 1999, succeeding Boris Yeltsin and was sworn in as President of Russia following the elections on May 7, 2000. On March 14, 2004, Putin was re-elected for a second term with 71 percent of the vote. On February 1, 2007, Putin rejected the speculations over his candidacy for the third term and later announced that he would run as first on the list for United Russia and might consider becoming Prime Minister of Russia.