Ruler · 1924 – 2018

George H. W. Bush

Lived 1924 – 2018; statesperson, politician, diplomat. President of the United States (United States), 1989 – 1993.

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Lived: 1924 – 2018; 94 years
In office: 4 years; one reign
Lines: 1; United States
Left it: lost an election; the ruler's own article

President of the United States

United States · the 42nd of 48 dated reigns · 1789 – 2025

38 before

Gerald Ford1974 – 1977

Jimmy Carter1977 – 1981

Ronald Reagan1981 – 1989

George H. W. Bush1989 – 1993

Bill Clinton1993 – 2001

George W. Bush2001 – 2009

Barack Obama2009 – 2017

3 after

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1989 – 1993 · 4 years · came to it aged 65

Left it: lost an electionread from the ruler's own article

He lost the election 56% to 44%, though he did run well ahead of Barry Goldwater, the Republican presidential nominee.

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