PUTIN VLADIMIR: (1952- ) Russian politician who served as Prime Minister of Russia 1999-2000 ...

PUTIN VLADIMIR: (1952- ) Russian politician who served as Prime Minister of Russia 1999-2000, 2008-12 and as President of Russia 2000-08 and again since 2012. A rare D.S., V V Putin, in Cyrillic, one page, 4to, Saint Petersburg, 11th July 1995, on the printed stationery of the Municipality of Saint Petersburg, Committee for External Relations, in Cyrillic. The typescript document is a certificate ´Issued to confirm that on 10th July 1995 the Committee for External Relations of the Municipality of Saint Petersburg registered changes made to the charter documents of the closed joint-stock company "Darina" in accordance with the Protocol of the General Meeting of founders No, 5 dated 17th May 1995´ and confirms that ´The change in the composition of participants and the redistribution of the authorised capital has been registered´. Signed by Putin at the foot in his capacity as Chairman of the Committee and alongside an official circular stamped seal. One light crease and a small stain, not affecting the signature, otherwise VG

After leaving the KGB, Putin became head of the Committee for External Relations and Tourism of the Mayor´s Office in Saint Petersburg on 28th June 1991 and was given responsibility for promoting international relations and foreign investments, as well as registering business ventures. Within a year of his appointment Putin was investigated by the city legislative council and it was concluded that he had understated prices and permitted the export of metals valued at $93 million in exchange for foreign food aid that never arrived. Despite the investigators´ recommendation that Putin be dismissed, he remained in his post until June 1996.