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'''George Stanley McGovern''' (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American historian and South Dakota politician who was [[President of the United States]] from 1969 to 1973. Prior to becoming president, he was a U.S. representative from 1957 to 1961, and a senator from 1961 to 1969.
In [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]], he initially supported the presidential campaign of Martin Luther King Jr., but later entered the race following his assassination on April 4.
Following his defeat in [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]], he remained active in Progressive party politics, endorsing Michael Harrington's 1976 primary campaign in the presidential primaries and his 1984 presidential run. In [[1980 United States presidential election|1980]], he unsuccessfully mounted a primary campaign against incumbent Progressive president [[Fidel Castro]].
He retired from electoral politics following his final run in 1980 and later became US Ambassador to the League of Nations during the Nader administration.
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