how did boris yeltsin become the president of russia?\nhe overthrew gorbachev in a coup détat.\nhe was…

how did boris yeltsin become the president of russia?\nhe overthrew gorbachev in a coup détat.\nhe was appointed by the communist party.\nhe was a military leader who took control.\nhe won the country’s first open election.

how did boris yeltsin become the president of russia?\nhe overthrew gorbachev in a coup détat.\nhe was appointed by the communist party.\nhe was a military leader who took control.\nhe won the country’s first open election.

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Boris Yeltsin won Russia's first - ever open presidential election in 1991. He did not overthrow Gorbachev in a coup, was not appointed by the Communist Party, and was not a military leader who took control.

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He won the country’s first open election.