Vladimir Putin was born on October 7, 1952, in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia.
Vladimir grew up in a poor family.
His father was conscripted into the navy and his mother worked in a factory.
Vladimir started learning judo at age 13.
Putin went on to become a 6th dan black belt.
He co-authored a book under the title "Judo: History, Theory, Practice".
Putin attained his law degree in 1975.
Vladimir then joined the KGB (security force of the former Soviet Union), where he mainly worked in East Germany.
Putin left the service in 1991.
In 1996, Putin was recruited to Moscow by Boris Yeltsin.
There Putin served as an administrator within the Kremlin.
Putin received a sub-doctoral level degree in economics from a mining institute in St Petersburg.
Putin went on to became prime minister, then acting president.
He succeeded Boris Yeltsin on December 31, 1999.
Vladimir Putin was elected to the office of President in 2000, then re-elected in 2004.
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