Question

The FIRST president of Russia elected directly by the people in relatively free elections was?

Answer 1

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was a Russian politician and the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999. Born: February 1, 1931, Butka, Russia
Died: April 23, 2007, Moscow, Russia. Presidential term: July 10, 1991 – December 31, 1999

Answer 2

Note this means he became the first president after the USSR had fallen.