Presidency of George H. W. Bush

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George H. W. Bush's tenure as the 41st president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1989, and ended on January 20, 1993. Bush, a Republican from Texas and the incumbent vice president for two terms under President Ronald Reagan, took office after defeating the Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election. His presidency ended following his re-election defeat to the Democratic nominee Bill Clinton in the 1992 presidential election. Bush was the father of the 43rd president, George W. Bush. International affairs dominated the Bush presidency, which navigated the end of the Cold War and a new era of U.S.–Soviet relations. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Bush successfully pushed for the reunification of Germany in close cooperation with West German chancellor Helmut Kohl, overcoming the reluctance of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. He also led an international coalition of countries which invaded and defeated Iraq after it invaded Kuwait...

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