Report: Former Russian president Yeltsin dies

Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin has died aged 76, a Kremlin official said today.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2007 - 15:41
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Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin has died aged 76, a Kremlin official said today.

Kremlin spokesman Alexander Smirnov told The Associated Press news agency that Yeltsin had died.

Mr Smirnov gave no cause of death or further information.

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