Naina Yeltsina
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Naina Iosifovna Yeltsina (Russian: Наина Иосифовна Ельцина, née Girina, Гирина; born 14 March 1932) is the widow of the first President of the Russian Federation, Boris Yeltsin.
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Naina Iosifovna Yeltsina Наина Иосифовна Ельцина | |
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First Lady of Russia | |
In role 25 December 1991 – 31 December 1999 | |
President | Boris Yeltsin |
Succeeded by | Lyudmila Putina |
Personal details | |
Born | Naina Iosifovna Girina (1932-03-14) 14 March 1932 (age 92) Orenburg Region, Soviet Union |
Spouse(s) | Boris Yeltsin (m. 1956–2007; his death) |
Children | 2, including Tatyana Yumasheva |
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Yeltsina was rarely seen in public. She accompanied her husband on some of his foreign visits, including 1997 visits to Sweden,[1] Finland,[2] and a 1999 visit to China.[3] As a rule, Naina Yeltsina never interfered in her husband's political work.