Back George H. W. Bush ACE George H.W. Bush Afrikaans George H. W. Bush ALS ጆርጅ ኤች ቡሽ Amharic George H. W. Bush AN Georgius H. W. Bush ANG جورج بوش الأب Arabic دجورج بوش لكبير ARY جورج هيربيرت ووكر بوش ARZ George H. W. Bush AST
George H. W. Bush | |
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| 41st Preses o the Unitit States | |
| In office Januar 20, 1989 – Januar 20, 1993 | |
| Vice Preses | Dan Quayle |
| Precedit bi | Ronald Reagan |
| Succeedit bi | Bill Clinton |
| 43rd Vice Preses o the Unitit States | |
| In office Januar 20, 1981 – Januar 20, 1989 | |
| Preses | Ronald Reagan |
| Precedit bi | Walter Mondale |
| Succeedit bi | Dan Quayle |
| Director o Central Intelligence | |
| In office Januar 30, 1976 – Januar 20, 1977 | |
| Preses | Gerald Ford |
| Precedit bi | William Colby |
| Succeedit bi | Stansfield Turner |
| Chief o the Liaison Office tae the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae | |
| In office September 26, 1974 – December 7, 1975 | |
| Preses | Gerald Ford |
| Precedit bi | David Bruce |
| Succeedit bi | Thomas Gates |
| Chairperson o the Republican Naitional Committee | |
| In office Januar 19, 1973 – September 16, 1974 | |
| Precedit bi | Bob Dole |
| Succeedit bi | Mary Smith |
| Unitit States Ambassador tae the Unitit Naitions | |
| In office Mairch 1, 1971 – Januar 18, 1973 | |
| Preses | Richard Nixon |
| Precedit bi | Charles Yost |
| Succeedit bi | John Scali |
| Member o the U.S. Hoose o Representatives frae Texas's 7t destrict | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Precedit bi | John Dowdy |
| Succeedit bi | William Archer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Herbert Walker Bush 12 Juin 1924 Milton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Dee'd | 30 November 2018 (aged 94) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Poleetical pairty | Republican Party |
| Spoose(s) | Barbara Pierce (1945–2018) deceased |
| Bairns | George Pauline Jeb Neil Marvin Dorothy |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Awairds | Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal (3) Presidential Unit Citation |
| Signatur |  |
| Wabsteid | Presidential Library |
| Militar service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/brainch |  Unitit States Navy |
| Years o service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant (junior grade) |
| Unit | Fast Carrier Task Force |
| Battles/wars | Warld War II |
George Herbert Walker Bush (12 Juin 1924 – 30 November 2018) wis an American politeecian. He servit as the 41st Preses o the Unitit States frae 1989 tae 1993. Afore he became preses, he wis the 43rd Vice Preses o the Unitit States frae 1981 tae 1989 tae Ronald Reagan, an ambassador, a congressman, an Director o Central Intelligence. He was marrit tae Barbara. His sons are 43rd Preses o the Unitit States George W. Bush an umwhile Governor o Florida Jeb Bush. His dochter is Dorothy Bush Koch. He is an Episcopalian.[1]
Bush wis born in Milton, Massachusetts tae US senator Prescott Bush, He studit at Yale Varsity.
Efter bein Ronald Reagan's vice-preses, George H.W. Bush wis electit preses in 1988 bi defeatin Democrat Michael Dukakis. While he wis Preses, the Cauld War endit an the Soviet Union fell apairt.[2]
Whan Saddam Hussein (the dictator o Iraq) invadit its enemy Kuwait fur tae steal thair supplies o ile, George H.W. Bush lead the Unitit States an mony ither kintras tae pertect Kuwait. The conflict wis callit the Gulf War. He invadit Panama an aa, tae remuive its dictator Manuel Noriega wha wis guilty o drug traffickin.
At hame, George H. W. Bush signit in important laws lik The Americans Wi Disabilities Act.[3] Houiver, the kintra sufferit frae a recession. Afore he became Preses, Bush haed promisit that he wouldna raise cesses (he said "Read my lips: no new taxes!") but efter the recession causit the debt tae grow, he broke his promise an agreit tae raise cesses.[4] This wis embarrassin an mony fowk believe this wis why he lost the presidential election o 1992 tae Bill Clinton.
He deet late in the e'en o St Andra's Day, 30 November 2018 in Houston, Texas, at 94 year auld, haein lived langer than ony US Preses afore him. His wife Barbara deed earlier the semme year, on 17 Aprile 2018, aged 92.
- ↑ "Berkeley Center". Archived frae the original on 1 Julie 2013. Retrieved 8 Januar 2015.
- ↑ Genovese, Michael A. Encyclopedia of the American Presidency Revised Edition Infobase Publishing 2010 New York page 61
- ↑ Popadiuk, Roman The Leadership of George Bush: An Insider's View of the Forty-First President Texas AM University Press 2009 page 190
- ↑ edited by William F. Levantrosser, Rosanna Perotti A Noble Calling: Character and the George HW Bush Presidency Hofstra University page 318