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Bush defeats the Democratic nominee and Governor of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis, in the 1988 United States Presidential Election.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373532411#November", "title": "1988", "revid": 1373532411, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1989, "year_label": "1989 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 14", "text": "March 14 – Gun control: U.S. President George H. W. Bush bans the importation of certain guns deemed \"assault weapons\" into the United States.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557705#March", "title": "1989", "revid": 1369557705, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1989, "year_label": "1989 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July 9", "text": "July 9–12 – U.S. President George H. W. Bush travels to Poland and Hungary, pushing for U.S. economic aid and investment.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557705#July", "title": "1989", "revid": 1369557705, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1989, "year_label": "1989 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 3", "text": "December 3 – Cold War: Malta Summit – Concluding a 2-day meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the Cold War between their nations may be coming to an end. Gorbachev implies criticism of the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557705#December", "title": "1989", "revid": 1369557705, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 15", "text": "February 15 – In Cartagena, Colombia, a summit is held between President of the United States George H. W. Bush, President of Bolivia Jaime Paz Zamora, President of Colombia Virgilio Barco Vargas, and President of Peru Alan García. The leaders pledge additional cooperation in fighting international drug trafficking.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366571855#February", "title": "1990", "revid": 1366571855, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 1", "text": "June 1 – Cold War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production and begin destroying their respective stocks.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366571855#June", "title": "1990", "revid": 1366571855, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 26", "text": "July 26 – U.S. President George H. W. Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act, designed to protect disabled Americans from discrimination.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366571855#July", "title": "1990", "revid": 1366571855, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 9", "text": "9 September - Joint news conference of President Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in Helsinki, Finland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1244962504#Events", "title": "1990 in Finland", "revid": 1244962504, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1991, "year_label": "1991 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 27", "text": "February 27 – Gulf War: U.S. President Bush declares victory over Iraq and orders a cease-fire. U.S. troops begin to leave the Persian Gulf on March 10.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371487470#February", "title": "1991", "revid": 1371487470, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1991, "year_label": "1991 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 9", "text": "July 9 – End of Apartheid: The International Olympic Committee readmits South Africa to the Olympics. The following day, U.S. President Bush terminates 1986-enacted U.S. sanctions on South Africa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371487470#July", "title": "1991", "revid": 1371487470, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "October", "text": "Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 was in effect starting October 9. This strengthened the role of Executive Order 12711, which was signed by George H. W. Bush in 1990.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1320145619#October", "title": "1992 in China", "revid": 1320145619, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 3", "text": "November 3 – In the 1992 United States presidential election, Democratic Arkansas governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican president George H. W. Bush and Independent Ross Perot.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368521010#November", "title": "1992", "revid": 1368521010, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1993, "year_label": "1993 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 26", "text": "26 June – Cruise missile airstrikes on Iraq is ordered by U.S. President Bill Clinton as retaliation for Iraq alleged involvement in an assassination attempt on former President George H. W. 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