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George H.W. Bush: “In you we saw the exhilarating victory of democracy, of that glorious new breeze that, in one amazing year, swept out…”

On the recordApril 16, 1991
In you we saw the exhilarating victory of democracy, of that glorious new breeze that, in one amazing year, swept out oppression and dictatorship from Prague to Managua.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for President Violeta Chamorro of Nicaragua

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