Barbara Bush died at the age of 92

Barbara Bush, the wife of one American president and the mother of another, died on Tuesday 17 April at the age of 92.

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Earlier on Sunday, the office of her husband, former President George W. Bush, said that the 92-year-old former first lady had decided to refuse further treatment after a recent series of hospitalizations and consultations with family and doctors, reports "Voice of America".

Barbara Bush, known for her frankness and self-critical witty remarks, was the first lady from 1989 to 1993 the year her husband, George W. Bush, was the US 41. Today he is 93 of the year, and his health has also deteriorated in recent years.

Barbara Bush is the mother of George W. Bush, 43 of the US President, and former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush.

Besides her, only one woman in US history was both the first lady and the mother of the president. Abigail Adams was the wife of the second US President, John Adams, and the mother of the sixth President, John Quincy Adams.

George and Barbara Bush got married on January 6 of the year 1945. They were born 6 children, and they are married longer than any other presidential couple in American history.

Being in public, Barbara Bush has always actively defended her husband and children. Only 2 a year ago, in the 2016 year, she participated in the election campaign of her son Jeb, who nominated her candidacy for the presidency of the United States.

As the first lady, she focused on the literacy problem and became involved in the work of several reading organizations. She created the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, which promoted reading skills throughout America, especially for children.

Barbara Bush was also sharply criticized for her remarks after Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed New Orleans. The Bush couple visited several affected centers that were deployed in Texas. Having been there, the former first lady said that many of the poor people whom she saw were in better conditions than those in which they lived before the hurricane.

Barbara Pierce Bush was born 8 Jun 1925, in Paradise, New York. Her father was a magazine publisher. McCall's and Redbook. In addition to her memoirs, she is the author of the book “The History of Fred” (C. Fred's story) and the Book of Millie (Millie's book) based on the lives of their dogs.

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