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May 7, in Kazan before the building of Tatarstan Military commissariat the sculptural composition devoted to participants of Great Patriotic war, war in Afghanistan and other local conflicts was solemnly opened. The hero of Soviet Union Sabir Akhatyamov and reserve major Albert Kukharkin kindled Eternal fire before red granite monuments. The President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a solemn meeting.

May 3, the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev met full member of the RF Academy of Education, full member of the RT Academy of sciences, RF honored worker of science, academician Mirza Mahmutov on the occasion of his 75-th anniversary.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev tops the March rating of regional leaders -lobbyists, according to the research by the Economic News Agency and "Nezavisimaya Gazeta".

April 13, 2001 Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev with his wife left for Karlovy Vary (Czechia) on a leave.

Congratulations of RF President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of Inauguration of President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev.

The ceremony of inauguration of Mintimer Shaimiev elected the President of the Republic of Tatarstan was held on April 12 in the RT State Bolshoi Concert Hall.
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An extraordinary plenary session of the RT State Council is to be held on April 12, with the agenda "On Inauguration of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan".

On April 3, RF President Vladimir Putin presented to RF Federal Assembly his state of nation message. RT President Mintimer Shaimiev and Chairman of the RT State Council Farid Mukhametshin took part in a joint session of State Duma and council of Federation of the RF Federal Assembly.

Numerous congratulation telegrams addressed to Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev are still coming in.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev is one of twenty leading politicians of Russia; he has lifted from 25 to 17 place. Experts of public opinion service "VP-T" conducted this analysis.