George Deukmejian
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Courken George Deukmejian Jr. was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of California from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Republican Party, he was the state's first governor of Armenia
Official portrait, c. 1983–1991
Deukmejian with Governor Ronald Reagan signing the 1973 California death penalty bill.
Deukmejian (left) with LAPD Chief Daryl Gates and County Sheriff Sherman Block, 1986.
Deukmejian with President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office, 1983
Gloria Deukmejian
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Gloria May Deukmejian is a former First Lady of California from 1983 to 1991 and the widow of former California Governor George Deukmejian.
George Deukmejian
…moved to California in 1955 where his sister, Anna Ashjian, was living and there was a large Armenian community. She introduced him to his future wife Gloria Saatjian, a bank teller whose parents were also immigrants from Armenia. They married on February 16, 1957. He and his wife had three children: two daughters…
Deukmejian in 1984