File photos of former US Presidents Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump. , Photo Credit: AP
Donald Trump was Elected 47th President of the United States Defeated Democrat candidate Kamala Harris on Wednesday (November 6, 2024). He secured the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency with a victory in Wisconsin.
Is Donald Trump the first person to become President of America for two consecutive terms? No.
He is the second president in American history to serve a non-consecutive term. The first was Grover Cleveland, who served two terms in the White House, from 1885–1889 and 1893–1897.
Who is Grover Cleveland?
Grover Cleveland served as the 22nd President after the 1884 election and as the 24th President after the 1892 campaign.
The first Democrat elected after the Civil War, Grover Cleveland was the first president to leave the White House and return for a second term four years later.
Cleveland was Governor of New York when he was selected as the Democratic Party candidate for president in 1884. He lost the 1888 presidential race to Republican former senator Benjamin Harrison of Indiana, becoming the only incumbent to win and lose the popular vote. Electoral College.
He was re-elected as President in 1893, defeating Harrison in the first matchup of major party candidates to ever serve as President.
List of US Presidents who served consecutive terms
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George Washington
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Thomas Jefferson
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james madison
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james monroe
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andrew jackson
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ulysses s grant
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Woodrow Wilson
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Franklin Roosevelt
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Dwight Eisenhower
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Ronald Reagan
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Bill Clinton
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George W. Bush
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Barack Obama.
published – November 06, 2024 06:34 PM IST