Dmitry Medvedev Wins Russian Presidential Election - 2008 | Today In History | 2 Mar 17

On March 2, 2008 Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin's hand-picked successor, scored a crushing victory in Russia's presidential election.
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The Russian Presidential election held on March 2nd 2008 resulted in the election of Dmitry Medvedev as Russia's third President. Medvedev, whose candidacy was supported by incumbent president Vladimir Putin and several political parties received 70.3% of the vote
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