# Boris Yeltsin has died

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boris-yeltsin-has-died/401309
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [April 23, 2007, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boris-yeltsin-has-died/401309 "2007-04-23T14:03:09Z")
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### Author: ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2007, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boris-yeltsin-has-died/401309/1 "2007-04-23T14:03:09Z")

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[Just saw this on Yahoo.](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070423/ap_on_re_eu/obit_yeltsin)  
An “unidentified source” says heart failure is the probable cause of death. He was 76.

(I can’t believe I missed out on more death pool points.)