Yevgeny Primakov sacked as Russian Prime Minister
NYP96092405 - 12 MAY 1999 - NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, seen here as Minister for Foreign Affairs speaking before the 51st session of the United Nations General Assembly, was fired May 12 by President Boris Yeltsin. iw/ep/Ezio Petersen
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