TIME’s Person of the Year is Vladimir Putin

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TIME’s Person of the Year is Vladimir Putin

Russia’s president beats out Al Gore, J.K. Rowling, other big names for title

By Mike Celizic
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 13 minutes ago

Eighteen years ago, Mikhail Gorbachev was named TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year for leading the political revolution that tore down the Iron Curtain and broke apart the Soviet Union. This year, Vladimir Putin, the man who restored Russia to a leading role on the world stage, has taken that title.

The highly anticipated announcement was made live on Wednesday on TODAY by TIME editor Richard Stengel. He said that TIME’s readers had chosen author J.K. Rowling first in an online poll.
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