# Putin elected President (2000)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/2000-putin-elected-president
Categories: ruler-change

Vladimir Putin won the presidential election in the first round with 53%. In May he created federal districts headed by presidential envoys to control the regions and moved against independent media and oligarchs. The independent channel NTV was taken over in April 2001. Putin's first term centralised power in the Kremlin.

## Why it matters
Putin's first term centralised power in the Kremlin.

Ruler at the time: [Vladimir Putin](https://history-russia.com/rulers/vladimir-putin-2000)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — 2000 Russian presidential election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Russian_presidential_election)
- [Wikipedia — Federal districts of Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_districts_of_Russia)
- [Wikipedia — History of the Russian Federation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Russian_Federation)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Putin elected President](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Putin+elected+President)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)