Former US President George Bush passed away at the age of 94

Former US President George Bush passed away at the age of 94

Former US President George Bush passed away at the age of 94

Former US President George Bush died in Houston at the age of 94, his son George W. Bush announced on Friday.

"Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro and I have the sadness to announce that after a remarkable 94 years our dear father has died," George W. Bush said in a statement posted on Twitter by a family spokesman. "George H.W. Bush was a man of noble character and the best father a son or daughter could have wished for".

Different leaders paid tribute to George Bush (Barack Obama, Emmanuel Macron, ...) on social networks.

Former US President George Bush passed away at the age of 94

The death of the former US President arrived just months after that of his wife Barbara, with whom he remained married 73 years. The couple had five children and 17 grandchildren. The details of the funeral will be communicated in due course, the spokesman said.

After serving for eight years as Ronald Reagan's vice president, George Bush entered the White House as the 41st President of the United States. His presidency, from 1989 to 1993, coincided with the end of the Cold War. Bridging for a second term, he was clearly defeated in late 1992 by Democratic candidate Bill Clinton.

Source : bfmtv.