Second inauguration of Boris Yeltsin

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1996 presidential inauguration of
Boris Yeltsin

Boris Yeltsin in 1996
Date	August 9, 1996; 27 years ago (1996-08-09)
Location	State Kremlin Palace Moscow
Participants	President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin Assuming office Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Russia, Vladimir Tumanov Administering oath

This article is part of a series about Boris Yeltsin
Early life Presidency Yeltsinism CPSU membership 26th 27th Politburo 26th 27th Central Committee 28th Congress Elections 1991 campaign 1996 campaign (Vote or lose) Loans for shares Semibankirschina Soskovets campaign strategy Xerox affair First term 1st inauguration Gaidar Cabinet August Coup 1st Chernomyrdin Cabinet Constitutional conference 1993 crisis 1st Chechen War International trips ("Circling over Shannon" diplomatic incident) Second term 2nd inauguration Ruble crisis 2nd Chechen War Resignation International trips Post-Presidency Presidential Center Presidential Library Illness Death and state funeral Media gallery
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The second inauguration of Boris Yeltsin as the president of Russia took place on Friday, August 9, 1996. The ceremony was held at the State Kremlin Palace and lasted about thirty minutes.

It was originally planned to hold a ceremony at the Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin, but in order to save money this idea was abandoned.^[1]