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Courken George Deukmejian Jr. (/ dj uː k ˈ m eɪ dʒ ən / dyook-MAY-jən; 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 .
May 9, 2018 · SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two-term California governor George Deukmejian, whose anti-spending credo earned him the nickname "The Iron Duke," died Tuesday of natural causes, a former chief of staff...
May 9, 2018 · SACRAMENTO, Calif. — 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...
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.
May 9, 2018 · George Deukmejian, a perenially 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 leaky...
May 8, 2018 · George Deukmejian, the tight-fisted, tough-on-crime governor who had a calming influence on California politics in the 1980s, died Tuesday at his home in Long Beach, his family announced. He...
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...
