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Courken George Deukmejian Jr. (/ dj uː k ˈ m eɪ dʒ ən /; Western Armenian: Ճորճ Տէօքմէճեան, June 6, 1928 – May 8, 2018) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of California from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Republican Party, he was the state's first governor of Armenian descent.
- 1953–1955
May 9, 2018 · SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two-term California Gov. George Deukmejian, whose anti-spending credo earned him the nickname “The Iron Duke,” died Tuesday of natural causes. He was 89. The Republican spent three decades in California politics as an assemblyman, senator, state attorney general and governor.
May 9, 2018 · George Deukmejian, a perennially popular two-term Republican governor of California who built his career on fighting crime, hardening the state’s criminal-justice stance and shoring up its...
May 8, 2018 · George Deukmejian, a two-term California governor who was admired by Republicans and Democrats alike for his willingness to cross party boundaries, and who quietly shepherded the state through...
May 8, 2018 · George Deukmejian, a two-term Republican governor who fought taxes with the same zeal as he sought to toughen California’s approach to crime, died Tuesday at his home in Long Beach. He was 89.
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George Deukmejian. 1983–1991. Significant Facts. Born: June 6, 1928 in Menands, New York. Died: May 8, 2018 in Long Beach, California. Married: Gloria M. Saatjian on February 16, 1957. Political Party: Republican. Family. Father: George Deukmejian. Mother: Alice Gairden. Wife: Gloria M. Saatjian. Children: Leslie, Andrea, George.
May 8, 2018 · LOS ANGELES — George Deukmejian, a perennially popular two-term Republican governor of California who built his career on fighting crime, hardening the state’s criminal justice stance and...
