Accordingly the 94 year old George HW Bush has died and as per report George HW Bush became president in 1989 after serving as vice-president under Ronald Reagan. Previously in Germany, he will be fondly remembered for the crucial role he played in uniting the East and the West in 1990. His son, George W. Bush was also elected president and served two terms between 2001 and 2009.
Meanwhile even years after his presidency, Bush was honored with numerous awards. Earlier in 2008, he received the Henry Kissinger Prize in Berlin for his contribution to the trans-Atlantic partnership. In 2011 President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom the United States' highest civilian honor. Reportedly Bush married Barbara Pierce in 1945, and following his honorable discharge later that year, began studies at Yale University; after graduation, the family moved to Texas.
Moreover with support from President Richard Nixon, Bush was elected to the House of Representatives in 1966 and in 1971 Nixon appointed him ambassador to the United Nations. Accordingly he also served as the first US diplomatic representative in China and head of the Central Intelligence Agency before being elected vice president and ultimately, in 1988, the 41st president of the United States.
