
Dmitry Medvedev facts for kids
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician and the tenth and current Prime Minister of Russia incumbent since 2012. He previously served as the third President of Russia from 2008 to 2012.
Medvedev was born in 1965 in Leningrad, Soviet Union. Since 1992 he was the law adviser to the Mayor of Saint Petersburg (Leningrad in current name).
In 2005 he was appointed as the Head of the Kremlin Staff under president Vladimir Putin, and in 2008 he was elected as third Russian President and the youngest Russian Leader since 1917.
In 2012 he was appointed as Prime Minister of Russia and Leader of United Russia.
He is known for his modernisation reforms in Russian society, especially in economy and politics.
Images for kids
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Taking the Presidential Oath in the Grand Kremlin Palace on 7 May 2008
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Presidential decree recognising South Ossetia's independence, signed by Medvedev on 26 August 2008
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A Just Russia's Sergey Mironov was very critical of the 2009 regional elections
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Medvedev visits the Russian Republic of Tatarstan
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Medvedev with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel in Germany in July 2011
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Medvedev with Obama after signing the New START treaty in Prague, Czech Republic
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Medvedev meeting with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, and Jose Manuel Barroso, in Brussels, 2010
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BRICS leaders in 2011 – Manmohan Singh, Medvedev, Hu Jintao, Dilma Rousseff and Jacob Zuma.
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Medvedev and President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers
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Medvedev and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, 2010.
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Medvedev with Latvian PM Valdis Dombrovskis, April 2013
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Medvedev with current members of Deep Purple in 2011
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On 23 June 2011, Medvedev personally uploaded one of photographs to Wikimedia Commons.
