Ronald Reagan

February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004

Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911–2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A Republican, he became an important figure in the American conservative movement, and the period of his presidency is known as the Reagan era. Earlier in his career he was a well-known film actor, served twice as president of the Screen Actors Guild, and was elected governor of California in 1966.

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Ronald Reagan was born in Illinois in 1911 and became a Hollywood actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild. Once a Democrat, he became a leading conservative voice and served as Governor of California from 1967 to 1975.

He defeated President Jimmy Carter in 1980. As president (1981-1989) he cut taxes, deregulated industry and greatly increased defence spending, and survived an assassination attempt in 1981. His economic policy, 'Reaganomics', coincided with falling inflation and a long expansion but also large budget deficits.

He took a hard line against the Soviet Union, which he called an 'evil empire', but later negotiated with Mikhail Gorbachev, and the two signed the INF Treaty in 1987. The Iran-Contra affair damaged his second term. He died in 2004.