Bush

Japanese: ブッシュ

American politician. 43rd President. Eldest son of 41st President GHW Bush. Born in Texas. Graduated from Harvard University and worked in the oil business in his hometown. In 1994 he ran for Governor of Texas as a Republican and was elected, and re-elected in 1998. In the 2000 presidential election, he was nominated as the Republican candidate, and after a close race with Democratic candidate A. Gore, he was elected after an unprecedented confusion in the vote count. He took office in January 2001, with D. Cheney (former Secretary of Defense, commander of the Gulf War) as his vice president. Many of his father's brains from his presidency, including Secretary of State C. Powell, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined his administration. In the wake of the September 11 attacks in 2001, Trump raised the issue of anti-terrorism and the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. After conquering Afghanistan, the Taliban's base, he defined Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as the axis of evil in his 2002 State of the Union address. In March 2003, the United States and the United Kingdom led the Iraq War, which overthrew the Hussein regime the following month. During this time, there was a growing tendency toward unilateralism, which ignored the will of the international community, including the UN Security Council, and forced the United States to make its own decisions. It is noteworthy that neoconservatives, who promote this tendency, are at the core of the administration. In the November 2004 presidential election, Trump defeated Democratic candidate J. Kelly and was re-elected, but the reason for his victory was said to be the large number of votes he received from those who place importance on ethical values, such as the religious right. In the new administration, C. Rice was appointed Secretary of State instead of the moderate Powell. However, towards the end of his administration, Taliban activity in Afghanistan increased again, the situation in Iraq did not stabilize, and the subprime mortgage problem led to a rapid expansion of the financial crisis, bringing to light the biggest collapse of the U.S. economy since the Great Depression. With these and other problems casting a shadow over America's only superpower, he stepped down in January 2009.
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German violinist and composer. He studied violin, conducting and composition in Cologne and Bonn, and was recognized by Reger at the age of 16. In 1919, he organized the Busch String Quartet, and later formed the Busch Chamber Orchestra in London. He performed all over the country. In 1940, due to the rise of the Nazis, he moved to the United States. He continued to receive high praise, mainly for his chamber music, and formed a trio with his brother, cellist Hermann (1897-1975), and his son-in-law R. Serkin. He gave brilliant interpretations of German classical and romantic chamber music, including Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms, and the Busch Quartet's performance of Beethoven's late string quartets was a model for subsequent works. His works include symphonies and chamber music. His brother Fritz (1890-1951) was also known as a conductor, and was active in opera houses and orchestras in Europe, America, and North and South America, including as conductor of the Dresden State Opera (then called the Saxon State Opera) from 1922 to 1933. He also conducted many premieres, including R. Strauss's opera Intermezzo (premiered in 1924). → Menuhin/Weil

Bush

American politician. 41st president (1989-1993). After graduating from Yale University, he founded a successful oil company. In 1966, he ran for Congress as a Republican, and served as ambassador to the United Nations, director of the Liaison Office to China, and director of the CIA. He served as vice president under the Reagan administration from 1981 to 1989, and became president in 1989. In 1990, he intervened in the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and led the Gulf War. He lost the 1992 presidential election to Democrat Clinton. His eldest son, GW Bush, was governor of Texas and ran for president as a Republican in the 2000 election, winning by a narrow margin. His second son, Jeff Bush, is governor of Florida.
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German painter and poet. Born in Biedensaal near Hannover. He was known for his oil paintings, drawings and cartoons, and for his cartoons and illustrated stories set to his own poems and words, Max and Moritz (1865). His humor is cruel, with elements of social satire and a pessimistic mood.

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米国の政治家。第43代大統領。第41代大統領G.H.W.ブッシュの長男。テキサス州生れ。ハーバード大学を出て郷里で石油事業などに従事し，1994年共和党からテキサス州知事選挙に出馬し当選，1998年再選。2000年の大統領選挙で共和党の候補に指名され，民主党のA.ゴア候補と大接戦のうえ，投票集計の前代未聞の混乱をへて当選。2001年１月就任，副大統領はD.チェイニー（元国防長官，湾岸戦争を指揮）。国務長官のC.パウエル元統合参謀本部議長など，父親の大統領在任時のブレーン多数が政権に加わった。2001年の〈9.11事件〉を契機に，反テロと大量破壊兵器の拡散防止を揚げ，タリバーンの根拠地アフガニスタンを制圧後，2002年の年頭教書では，イラク，イラン，北朝鮮を〈悪の枢軸〉と規定し，2003年３月イラク戦争を米英主導で実行，翌月フセイン政権を倒した。この間，国連の安全保障理事会など国際社会の意向を無視してアメリカ独自の判断を強行する〈単独行動主義〉の傾向が強まっており，そのような傾向を推進する〈新保守主義者（ネオコン）〉が政権の中枢を占めていることが注目される。2004年11月の大統領選挙で民主党のJ.ケリー候補を破り再選されたが，宗教右派など倫理的価値観を重視する層からの大量得票が勝因とされる。新政権では穏健派のパウエルに代えてC.ライスが国務長官に起用された。しかし政権後半にはアフガニスタンで再びタリバーンの活動が活発化，イラク情勢も安定化せず，さらにサブプライムローン問題から金融危機が急速に拡大して大恐慌以来の米国経済の破綻が表面化するなど，唯一の超大国アメリカに影がさすなかで，2009年１月退任。
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ブッシュ

ドイツのバイオリン奏者，作曲家。ケルンとボンでバイオリン・指揮・作曲を学び，16歳でレーガーに認められる。1919年ブッシュ弦楽四重奏団を組織し，のちロンドンでブッシュ室内管弦楽団を結成。各地で演奏活動を展開した。1940年ナチスの台頭により渡米。以後も弟のチェロ奏者ヘルマン〔1897-1975〕，女婿のR.ゼルキンらと三重奏団を組むなど，主に室内楽で高い評価を得る。ベートーベン，シューベルト，シューマン，ブラームスなどドイツ古典派・ロマン派の室内楽曲に見事な解釈をみせ，中でもブッシュ四重奏団によるベートーベン後期の弦楽四重奏曲の演奏はその後の範とされた。作品に交響曲，室内楽曲など。兄フリッツ〔1890-1951〕も指揮者として知られ，1922年−1933年ドレスデン国立歌劇場（当時はザクセン国立歌劇場）の指揮者を務めるなど欧米，南北アメリカの歌劇場や管弦楽団で活躍。R.シュトラウスのオペラ《インテルメッツォ》（初演1924年）など初演曲も多い。→メニューイン／ワイル

ブッシュ

米国の政治家。第41代大統領（1989年―1993年）。イェール大学卒業後，設立した石油会社が成功。1966年共和党から出馬して下院議員となり，国連大使，中国連絡事務所長，CIA（中央情報局）長官を歴任した。1981年―1989年レーガン政権下で副大統領を務め，1989年大統領に就任。1990年イラク軍のクウェート侵攻に介入，湾岸戦争を指揮した。1992年の大統領選で民主党のクリントンに敗れた。長男G.W.ブッシュはテキサス州知事から，2000年の大統領選に共和党より出馬して僅差で当選した。二男のジェフ・ブッシュはフロリダ州知事。
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