henry ross perot

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Определение henry ross perot в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: {i} Ross Perot (born 1930), Texas businessman and millionaire, independent candidate in the 1992 U.S. presidential elections, founder of the political movement "United We Stand America; born June 27, 1930, Texarkana, Texas, U.S. U.S. businessman. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, he served in the navy (1953-57). He worked for IBM from 1957 to 1962, when he formed his own company, Electronic Data Systems; he sold it in 1984 to General Motors for $2.5 billion. In 1992 he became an independent candidate for U.S. president. Appealing to voters dissatisfied with traditional party politics, he won 19% of the popular vote, the best third-party presidential showing since 1912. He ran again in 1996 but received only 8% of the vote. His Reform Party, which he founded in 1995, gradually established its autonomy from him

henry ross perot