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Courken George Deukmejian Jr. (/ dj uː k ˈ m eɪ dʒ ən /; 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. Born in New York, Deukmejian moved to California in 1955.
Since becoming a state in 1818, 43 people have served as governor of Illinois; before statehood, it had only one territorial governor, Ninian Edwards. The longest-serving governor was James R. Thompson, who was elected to four terms lasting 14 years, from 1977 to 1991.
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May 8, 2018 · California’s 35th governor, George Deukmejian, died Tuesday, May 8, at his home in Long Beach. Deukmejian served two terms, from 1983 to 1990. A look back at his life:
- Kurt Snibbe
May 8, 2018 · SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — 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...
- June 6, 1928
- May 8, 2018
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...
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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...
