September 11, 1998 (July 21) Tiger years, Primakov served as Russia's new prime minister. (left)


Primakov as Russian Prime Minister In September 1998, 11 days 18 and 50, the Russian State Duma in Moscow with 317 votes in favor, 63 votes against, 15 abstentions, approved Primakov as prime minister.
since its Kiriyenko government was dissolved on August 23, President Yeltsin has twice �����ж�ŵ Merkin candidate for prime minister, but the two are State Duma rejected. September 7 State Duma of the second veto presidential nomination, once Russia's political tensions. On September 10, President Yeltsin nominated Acting Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov as Prime Minister candidate after and welcomed by the majority of the Members of the State Duma and politicians.
Primakov, born on October 29, 1929 is now the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, childhood is spent now the Georgian capital Tbilisi.
Primakov graduated from the Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies, and studied at the Moscow State University and a Ph.D. in economics. He has been a university professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, proficient in English, Arabic, Georgian. Politicians have done before the reporter, commentator and deputy editor of Pravda. Deputy director of the World Economy and International Relations Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences from 1970 to 1977; 1977 to 1985, he was appointed director of the Institute of Oriental Studies in Moscow; World Economy and International Relations Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences from 1985 to 1989, he was appointed director ; 1989 to 1990, he was appointed Chairman of the House of the Union of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR; any of Russia's foreign intelligence chief from 1991 to 1996; 1996 to 1998, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Primakov visited China many times.