(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Jan 20 (KUNA) -- President-elect Donald J. Trump will be inaugurated on January 20 as the 45th President of the United States of America (USA), continuing a legacy that spans a period of 200 years.
Trump will hold the position for four years until the next election in 2020.
Here is a list of Presidents of the United States of America 1 - George Washington, 1789-1797 Washington was the first President in the history of the country, running for two terms. He was amongst the committee that shaped the US Federal constitution and also was responsible for the establishment of the Vice Presidency seat.
2 - John Adams, 1797-1801 Adams was the first President to reside in the White House. He was previously the Vice President and also was part of the committee that shaped the US constitution.
3 - Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809 Jefferson was the first US President to choose Washington D.C. as the capital of the country. He established public schools and was the founder of the University of Virginia. He was known for his religious tolerance.
4 - James Madison, 1809-1817 Madison is known as being the father of the Bill of Rights. He declared war against Britain in 1812. The war ended in a draw.
5 - James Monroe, 1817-1825 He was responsible for the Monroe Doctrine, a document which refused the European interference into the Americas affairs. 6 - John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829 Son of the second US President John Adams, John Quincy Adams was a Harvard Graduate and well-known figure in the fight against slavery. 7 - Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837 He was considered one of the founders of the Democratic Party. He was the first President to ride a train, considered a novelty at that time.
8 - Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841 Van Buren was the first President to be born as an American citizen rather than a British subject. His reign was marred by economic difficulties.
9 - William Henry Harrison, 1841 Harrison was the first President to die during his Presidency. He was 68.
10 - John Tyler, 1841-1845 He was a former Vice President. Tyler was supposed to be a passive acting President to continue Harrison's term; however, he had other plans in mind and refused to be labeled as such.
11 - James Knox Polk, 1845-1849 Polk expanded the territories of the United States further to the West via a war with Mexico which the US won. As a result, Texas and California - then independent entities - were included into the US union.
12 - Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850 His Presidency lasted for 16 months. He was known to be an advocate against slavery.
13 - Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853 Fillmore approved a decree which allowed slavery to continue in the South.
14 - Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857 A staunch figure in the advocacy for slavery. His pro-slavery policies were one of the reasons that the American Civil War began.
15 - James Buchanan, 1857-1861 The only bachelor to hold the position of President. He was the first American leader to use transatlantic telegraph cable.
16 - Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 Lincoln perhaps is the most famous US President of his era. He led the Union troops, ending the civil war and legality of slavery as a concept. He was assassinated in 1865 by John Wilkes Booth.
17 - Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869 Johnson was impeached by Congress and tried by the Senate, but was acquitted by one vote. He bought Alaska in 1867 and included it to the US.
18 - Ulysses S. Grant, 1869-1877 Grant was a well-known figure in the Civil War. He led the nation for two terms.
19 - Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 1877-1881 A Harvard Graduate, Hayes was keen on reforms. Hayes is one of only three Presidents to lose the popular vote but win the office. He won the election by one electoral vote.
20 - James Abram Garfield, 1881 He led the nation for four months before being assassinated in 1881.
21 - Chester Alan Arthur, 1881-1885 Arthur was known as being a responsible and just President. Helped in the creation of the civil service in the US. He was a strong supporter of civil rights. 22 - Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889 The first President to serve in office on two different terms. He was known for expanding civil services.
23 - Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893 Harrison, the grandson of President William Henry Harrison, faced a difficult term which pitted reformers against those happy with the old corrupted system. The largest industrial strike occurred during his term and the Western borders of the US were closed. 24 - Grover Cleveland, 1893-1897 Cleveland's second term was engulfed by economic strife.
25 - William McKinley, 1897-1901 During his Presidency, the American-Spanish war occurred. The US won several territories as a result. McKinley was assassinated in 1901.
26 - Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909 Roosevelt was the youngest President to take office during his era. Amongst his chief achievements was the building of the Panama Canal. He was the first President to travel abroad and took part in brokering peace between Russia and Japan during Russo-Japanese War. Roosevelt won the Noble Prize for Peace in 1906.
27 - William Howard Taft, 1909-1913 Taft was the only American leader to hold the Presidency and head of Supreme Court positions.
28 - Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921 Wilson was essential in the formation of the League of Nations, an organization similar to what we know now as the United Nations. He won the Noble Prize for peace in 1919 due to his efforts in ending the World War I.
29 - Warren Gamaliel Harding, 1921-1923 Harding died during his presidency. His term saw women voting for the first time in the elections.
30 - Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929 His term was known for economic prosperity.
31 - Herbert Clark Hoover, 1929-1933 Hoover's Presidency was affected by the biggest economic collapse that the US have witnessed during the century which was known as "the Great Depression".
32 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933-1945 Roosevelt was known for being the only US President to have been elected to the office for four consecutive terms. He died in the first year of his fourth term. His chief achievements included leading the US and allies to victory in the World War II. He also expanded the role of the federal government and also managed the great depression in the 1930s. 33 - Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953 Truman was known for being the President to have taken the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan. He also led the nation during the Korean War and also established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 1949.
34 - Dwight David Eisenhower, 1953-1961 He was well-known figure in WWII and helped to put an end the Korean War in 1953. Eisenhower launched the nuclear race which is a direct result of the US and Soviet Union "Cold War". 35 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1961-1963 During the term of Kennedy - one of the most popular US Presidents - the Cuban missile crisis occurred, an event which almost brought the US and Soviet Union at the verge of nuclear war.
He was assassinated during his third term by former US military officer Lee Harvey Oswald.
36 - Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1963-1969 Johnson was sworn-in office after the assassination of Kennedy. He was known for his financial, economic, and civil service reforms. 37 - Richard Milhous Nixon, 1969-1974 Perhaps more commonly known for the Watergate scandal, Nixon's term saw the US building positive relations with the Soviet Union and China. The Vietnam War was one of the major happenings in his term.
Nixon was the only President to resign from office before congress could impeach him. 38 - Gerald Rudolph Ford, 1974-1977 Ford, who was Vice President, pardoned Nixon after his resignation due to the Watergate scandal. He is the only President to lead the nation without being elected.
39 - James Earl Carter, Jr., 1977-1981 Though championing peace in the Middle East, Carter's era saw the most enthralling hostage crisis in US history. In 1979, the US Embassy in Tehran was stormed and staff were held hostage. In 2002, President Carter was awarded the Noble Peace Prize for his efforts in defusing international conflicts.
40 - Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1981-1989 Reagan was widely known as the American leader who revived national pride as seen in previous eras. He set eyes on dismantling the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. He ordered the bombing of Tripoli and Benghazi in Libya in 1986 as a result of the Lockerbie air crash which was accused on Libyan "terrorists". Reagan survived an assassination attack.
41 - George Herbert Walker Bush, 1989-1993 During the term of George H W Bush, the Soviet Union collapsed, signaling the end of the Cold War. President Bush faced a challenge when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990. He took the decision to rally international support to liberate Kuwait in 1991. Bush tried to win a second term but was defeated by Bill Clinton.
42 - William Jefferson Clinton, 1993-2001 William, Bill, Clinton served as President for two terms. His era saw the US being economically and financially strong; however, the only taint on his legacy being involved in a sexual scandal with Monica Lewinsky.
43 - George Walker Bush, 2001-2009 Previously the governor of Texas, George W. Bush - son of President George H W Bush - became President during the darkest hour of the US history. On September 11, 2001, New York was hit by a terrorist attack which resulted in the destruction of the twin the world trade center towers. Some 3,000 people died in the event.
Bush took the decision to launch a war against Afghanistan and Iran under the geese of the "war against terror".
44 - Barack Hussein Obama, 2009-2017 The first African-American President to hold office, Obama came to power during an era which saw the United States deep in financial debt. President Obama took several steps to revive the US economy and also championed the Affordable Care Act known as "Obamacare". Though vowing to close down Guantanamo Bay Prison, the President failed to do so. He managed to launch a covert military operation which led to the killing of Osama bin Laden, the chief Al-Qaeda leader accused of the 9/11 attack.
45 - Donald J. Trump, 2017- A Real-Estate Mogul and billionaire, Trump has no political experience but won the election against Democrat rival Hillary Clinton on the promise of making America "Great Again". Known for his controversial views on immigration, Islam, and other issues, the world is eager to see what a Trump Presidency will hold for the upcoming four years. (end) gta
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