George H.W. Bush dies at 94

International Desk: Former US President George HW Bush has died at the age of 94, a family spokesperson has announced.

Bush Senior died on Friday, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush.

"Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro and I are saddened to announce that after 94 remarkable years, our dear Dad has died," his son, former president George W Bush, said in a statement released on Twitter by a family spokesman.

"George H.W. Bush was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for."

The 41st president on the United States, Bush served from 1989 to 1993, with the successful campaign to drive Saddam Hussein from Kuwait his most significant accomplishment.

The one-term president lost the 1992 election to Democrat Bill Clinton.
He is survived by his five children and 17 grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course, a family spokesman said.


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