2004 in Russia
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Events from the year 2004 in Russia.
Incumbents
- President: Vladimir Putin
- Prime Minister: Mikhail Kasyanov to February 24 Viktor Khristenko as Acting Prime Minister to March 5 Mikhail Fradkov
Events
- 14 March
- Vladimir Putin wins the presidential election and secures his second term as president.
- The Moscow Manege fire.
- 16 March - Arkhangelsk explosion.
- 9 May - Assassination of the Pro-Russian Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov in Grozny.[1]
- 13 August–29 August - Russia competes at the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and wins 27 gold, 27 silver and 38 bronze medals.
- 29 August - Alu Alkhanov succeeds Kadyrov as President of Chechnya following elections.[1]
- 1 September - Beslan school siege: Chechen separatists take over 1,000 hostages at a school in North Ossetia–Alania.[1]
- 3 September - Beslan school siege: Russian troops storm the school.[1] As a result of the siege, over 330 people, including 186 children, were killed.[2]
- 26 December - 9 Russians are among the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Sport
2004 Summer Olympics - Afina - 3rd place
Undated
- The Alexander Nevsky prize, a Russian national historical-literary competition is established.[3]
Births
- 28 March – Anna Shcherbakova, figure skater[4]
- 14 April – Anastasia Tarakanova, figure skater[5]
- 23 June – Alexandra Trusova, figure skater[6]
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Notable deaths
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February
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- 13 February - Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, 52, Chechen politician.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- 22 February - David Neiman, 82, Russian-born American rabbi, archaeologist and theologian.[8]
May
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- 9 May - Akhmad Kadyrov[9]
- 22 May - Mikhail Voronin, gymnast (born 1945)Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
References
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External links
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