European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation intolerance. The First European Medal of Tolerance was conferred in 2010 on the King of Spain Juan Carlos I for his lifelong dedication and devotion to the issue of tolerance and political reconciliation. The second and the third European Medals of Tolerance have been conferred on President of Croatia Ivo Josipovic and Ex-President of Serbia Boris Tadic in Brussels, in recognition of the Balkan statesmen’s “significant contribution to promoting, seeking, safeguarding or maintaining Tolerance and Reconciliation on the European continent”. In 2015 Samuel Eto'o, a famous football-player, has been awarded with the European Medal of Tolerance for his fight against
First inauguration of Boris Yeltsin First inauguration of Boris Yeltsin The First Inauguration of Boris Yeltsin as the first President of Russia took place on Wednesday, July 10, 1991. The ceremony was held at the State Kremlin Palace and it lasted about thirty minutes. The first in the history of Russia presidential inauguration ceremony. As a result of nationwide referendum on the introduction of the post of the President of Russia, the first presidential election was held. Boris Yeltsin won the elections, gaining more than 58 percent of the vote. He took office a month after the elections. In 1991, President of Russia, as well