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George HW Bush
Presidency of George HW Bush
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 41st President of the United States | George HW Bush |
| Dictator of Panama in 1989 | Manuel Noriega |
| was elected president of Panama; the results were then annulled by Noriega's government | Guillermo Endara |
| December 1989 | President Bush orders 24,000 US troops to invade Panama |
| Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) | Signed by Bush and Gorbachev in Moscow START would reduce the US's and USSR's strategic nuclear weapons by about 35% over seven years |
| August 1, 1990 | Iraq invades oil rich neighbor Kuwait |
| January 17, 1991 | The US led coalition begins the attacks to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait |
| February 24, 1991 | Allied forces penetrated Iraqi lines and pushed toward Kuwait City while on the west side of the country, forces were intercepting the retreating Iraqi army. |