Presidency of George Bush

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Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.4: American (US) Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Christopher Hugh Gair (University of Glasgow), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Kerry Myler (Newman University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

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Changes of government, elections and reigns

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Date of occurrence 1989-11-04-1993-03-04

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United States (Location)

George Herbert Walker Bush, former vice-president of the United States, was elected in 1988 after a bitter contest against Democratic challenger, Michael Dukakis. Bush won 53% of the popular vote, while Dukakis won 46% of the vote. After the November election, Bush exhibited a greater affinity for foreign policy than domestic. He invaded Panama and ousted Manuel Noriega. He met with Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the USSR, in 1990 and signed a non-aggression pact. In 1991, following the Iraqui invasion of Kuwait, the United States spearheaded a multilateral military operation designed to emancipate Kuwait from the clutches of Saddam Hussein. At home, Bush appointed a number of Supreme Court justices, including David Souter and Clarence …

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "Presidency of George Bush". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=466, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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