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Dmitry Medvedev's inauguration, full version
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Dmitry Medvedev was inaugurated as Russia's third president on Wednesday in a glittering and solemn ceremony in front of some 2,500 guests at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow as Vladimir Putin stepped down after eight years as head of state.
The inauguration ceremony began at 11:45 a.m. Moscow time (07:45 GMT) and after the outgoing Putin had made a short speech, Medvedev swore an oath on a copy of the Russian Constitution. He then addressed the assembled dignitaries as Russia's new president. The entire ceremony was shown live on national television and the Internet.
"I wish Dmitry Medvedev luck and success in the post of president of the Russian Federation," Putin said.
Medvedev, a trained lawyer, worked under Putin in St. Petersburg in the early 1990s, when the man who would later become Russia's second president was the city's first deputy mayor. In 1999, in Moscow, Medvedev was appointed acting deputy chief of the presidential staff.
Medvedev swore to "respect and protect human and civil rights," as well as to "observe and defend the Constitution of the Russian Federation, its sovereignty and independence, security and integrity."
He said the development of civil and economic freedoms in Russia would be a priority during his presidency.
Medvedev inaugurated as Russia's third president
YouTube - Dmitry Medvedev's inauguration, full version
Dmitry Medvedev was inaugurated as Russia's third president on Wednesday in a glittering and solemn ceremony in front of some 2,500 guests at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow as Vladimir Putin stepped down after eight years as head of state.
The inauguration ceremony began at 11:45 a.m. Moscow time (07:45 GMT) and after the outgoing Putin had made a short speech, Medvedev swore an oath on a copy of the Russian Constitution. He then addressed the assembled dignitaries as Russia's new president. The entire ceremony was shown live on national television and the Internet.
"I wish Dmitry Medvedev luck and success in the post of president of the Russian Federation," Putin said.
Medvedev, a trained lawyer, worked under Putin in St. Petersburg in the early 1990s, when the man who would later become Russia's second president was the city's first deputy mayor. In 1999, in Moscow, Medvedev was appointed acting deputy chief of the presidential staff.
Medvedev swore to "respect and protect human and civil rights," as well as to "observe and defend the Constitution of the Russian Federation, its sovereignty and independence, security and integrity."
He said the development of civil and economic freedoms in Russia would be a priority during his presidency.
Medvedev inaugurated as Russia's third president
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