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George Washington
George Washington was a Virginia planter and soldier who commanded the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and forced the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781. He presided over the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797, setting the precedent of two terms.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). George Washington. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/george-washington
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