What world leader surprisingly announced his resignation on 31 December 1999?
2000 Vladimir Putin presidential campaign he planned to arrest.” In December 1999 Yury Luzhkov was re-elected as Mayor of Moscow, and announced that he would not compete for the presidency; Primakov pulled out two weeks after the legislative elections. In this regard, the main rival of Putin was Gennady Zyuganov. At noon, on 31 December 1999, Boris Yeltsin, in his televised address, announced his resignation. In accordance with article 92 of the Russian Constitution, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin became the Acting President, and early presidential elections were scheduled for March 2000. Putin's campaign strategy concentrated on image over policy. Rather than taking bold positions, he
1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation the remaining six gained severance pay. By that time, half of the terminated umpires were working again in MLB. One side effect of the WUA's formation was the end of separate umpiring staffs for the American and National Leagues. Beginning with the 2000 season, every umpire would work in both leagues. Below is a table summarizing what happened to the 22 umpires whose resignations (during the mass-resignation effort) were accepted by the two leagues. 1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation The 1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation was a labor tactic used by 68 Major League Baseball (MLB)