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George H. W. Bush
This article is about the 41st president of the United States. For his son, the 43rd president, see George W. Bush.
President of the United States from 1989 to 1993
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Official portrait, 1989 | |
| In office January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | |
| Vice President | Dan Quayle |
| Preceded by | Ronald Reagan |
| Succeeded by | Bill Clinton |
| In office January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Walter Mondale |
| Succeeded by | Dan Quayle |
| In office January 30, 1976 – January 20, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | William Colby |
| Succeeded by | Stansfield Turner |
| In office September 26, 1974 – December 7, 1975 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | David K. E. Bruce |
| Succeeded by | Thomas S. Gates Jr. |
| In office January 19, 1973 – September 16, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Dole |
| Succeeded by | Mary Smith |
| In office March 1, 1971 – January 18, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Charles Yost |
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George H. W. Bush / George H. W. Bush - Key EventsThe Persian Gulf War, code-named Operation Desert Storm, begins with a massive, American-led air attack on Iraq. Early on the morning of January 17, 1991, coalition forces led by the United States launched air strikes against Iraq. These strikes signaled the beginning of the military phase of the Persian Gulf War. In August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, a neighboring country. Iraq's leader, Saddam Hussein, had long argued with Kuwait over the rights to certain oil-rich lands. He had been preparing to invade Kuwait for several weeks, but when the attack came-on August 2, 1990-it nevertheless surprised much of the world. Several countries in the Middle East had assured the United States that Hussein was massing his troops only to bluff Kuwait into meeting his demands. When the Iraqi leader sent 140,000 troops storming toward-and quickly taking-the Kuwaiti capital, President George H.W. Bush responded. The United States quickly intervened for a number of reasons. By invading Kuwait, Saddam Hussein gained control over a v
BiographyGeorge H.W. Bush Sworn in as the 41st President of the United States on January 20, 1989, George Herbert Walker Bush helped usher in a new and more hopeful geopolitical era marked by the spread of freedom and free markets. During his historic term in office, the West prevailed in the Cold War; the Soviet Union gave way to a democratic Russia; the Berlin Wall “fell” and Germany was unified within NATO; and President Bush signed two treaties to drastically reduce the threat of nuclear war. After Iraq’s unprovoked invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Mr. Bush forged an unprecedented coalition of disparate nations to uphold international law. His deft handling of this international crisis enabled him to convene the Madrid Peace Conference later in 1991. Throughout his presidency, George Bush worked closely with his international counterparts, including Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, in ways that advanced America’s interests in peace and economic opportunity. President Bush was the first sitting vice president to ascend to the presidency since 1837, and he was al Copyright ©tubglen.pages.dev 2025 | |