Incapacity
Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin assumed the role of Acting President when President Boris Yeltsin underwent heart surgery. Chernomyrdin served for one day, from 5 November to 6 November 1996. No major event occurred during the term of Acting President Chernomyrdin.
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