George Herbert Walker Bush, born June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts, and died November 30, 2018, served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993, after two terms as Vice President under Ronald Reagan. His presidency saw the end of the Cold War and the reunification of Germany, and in 1991 he assembled a broad international coalition that expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait in the Gulf War following Iraq's 1990 invasion. He lost his 1992 reelection bid to Bill Clinton amid a domestic recession and public frustration over a broken campaign pledge not to raise taxes. He was the father of the forty-third president, George W. Bush.
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George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was the 41st president of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993.
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1924-06-12
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was born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts
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2018-11-30
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he died at his home in Houston in 2018
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His presidency saw the end of the Cold War and the reunification of Germany, and in 1991 he assembled a broad international coalition that expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait in the Gulf War following Iraq's 1990 invasion.
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George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924, November 30, 2018) was the 41st president of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993.
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Bush lost the 1992 presidential election to Democrat Bill Clinton following an economic recession, his turnaround on his tax promise, and the decreased emphasis of foreign policy in a post-Cold War political climate.
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Inauguration Date January 20, 1989 Date Ended January 20, 1993
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