jan 20, 1989 - 45. George H.W. Bush is inaugurated

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January 20th, 1989

Since Reagan was unable to run for a third term, the Republican party nominated George H.W. Bush. Bush ran on the platform of continuing Reagan’s policies and wins the election in 1988. This event is significant because Bush’s polices of not intervening in Eastern European independence drastically impacts the outcome of the post-Soviet Europe.

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