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Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
When were you president? From January 1981 to January 1989 (he was reelected).
Together with British Prime Minister Margaret Tatcher, who ruled from 1979 to 1990, he is considered the main responsible for instructing the neoliberal economic model, according to several scholars such as Erich Hobswam.
According to the ‘Smithsonian’, among his main actions is to have supervised a “gigantic” military growth and to have tried to reduce the size of the government, for which it was necessary to go against the interests of unionized federal workers. In addition, it reduced social assistance programs.
What did you do before?
In his early youth he played sports, a trait that identified him even when he graduated from Eureka University, where he studied economics. Immediately after receiving the title, he ventured into the world of entertainment: he began as a sports announcer. In 1937, and until 1964, he served as an actor. He appeared in 52 motion pictures and in “The Other Wise Man,” which was officially broadcast on television. He worked there for a few more years until he tried his hand at politics after serving as the president of the Hollywood Actors Guild.
His success as a star and acting talent were useful for his role as a leader, as his image led him to become governor of California for two terms (from 1966 to 1974). At that time, he was already determined to win the Republican candidacy for the presidency, which would come six years later.
