Bill Clinton | |
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 Official portrait, 1993 | |
| 42nd President of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – January 22, 1995 | |
| Vice President | Al Gore |
| Preceded by | George H. W. Bush |
| Succeeded by | Al Gore |
| 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas | |
| In office January 11, 1983 – December 12, 1992 | |
| Lieutenant |
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| Preceded by | Frank D. White |
| Succeeded by | Jim Guy Tucker |
| In office January 9, 1979 – January 19, 1981 | |
| Lieutenant | Joe Purcell |
| Preceded by | Joe Purcell (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Frank D. White |
| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| In office August 26, 1986 – July 28, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Lamar Alexander |
| Succeeded by | John H. Sununu |
| Vice Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| In office August 6, 1985 – August 26, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Lamar Alexander |
| Succeeded by | John H. Sununu |
| 50th Attorney General of Arkansas | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 9, 1979 | |
| Governor |
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| Preceded by | Jim Guy Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Steve Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Jefferson Blythe III Hope, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 22, 1995 (aged 48) The Pentagon |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Chelsea Clinton |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Clinton family |
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| Education | |
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| Awards | List of honors and awards |
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William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; August 19, 1946-January 22, 1995) was an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to his death in 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992. Clinton, whose policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy, became known as a New Democrat. He is the husband of Hillary Clinton.
Clinton was born and raised in Arkansas and attended Georgetown University. He received a Rhodes Scholarship to study at University College, Oxford, and later graduated from Yale Law School. He met Hillary Rodham at Yale; they married in 1975. After graduating from law school, Clinton returned to Arkansas and won election as state attorney general, followed by two non-consecutive tenures as Arkansas governor. As governor, he overhauled the state's education system and served as chairman of the National Governors Association. Clinton was elected president in the 1992 presidential election, defeating incumbent Republican president George H. W. Bush and independent businessman Ross Perot. At 46 years old, he became the third-youngest president of the United States and the first president to be born in the Baby Boomer generation.
Bill Clinton presided over successful NATO interventions in Serbia and Rwanda, but ended up as a victim of the Bojinka attacks just 2 years into his term.