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Created page with "'''Victor George Atiyeh''' is a Republican Party politician who was Governor of Oregon from 1979 to 1987. He is the most recent Republican to hold that office, and was un..."
'''Victor George Atiyeh''' is a [[Republican Party]] politician who was Governor of [[Oregon]] from 1979 to 1987. He is the most recent Republican to hold that office, and was unusual as a conservative governor of a liberal state. Atiyeh's election was one of a number of victories for the Republican Party in the years preceding the Reagan Revolution in 1980. As Governor, Atiyeh was known as a fiscal conservative who promoted free trade and improving the state's business climate. He was very well liked during his tenure and easily won reelection in 1982 with over 60% of the vote.
Aside from politics, Atiyeh is also somewhat well known as one of the alleged targets of a plot by the [[Rajneesh cult]] to overthrow the Oregon government as well as the local government of [[The Dalles, Oregon]]. He is also the only Governor in American history to be of Arab Christian heritage.
[[Category: Oregon]]
[[Category: Republican State Governors]]
Aside from politics, Atiyeh is also somewhat well known as one of the alleged targets of a plot by the [[Rajneesh cult]] to overthrow the Oregon government as well as the local government of [[The Dalles, Oregon]]. He is also the only Governor in American history to be of Arab Christian heritage.
[[Category: Oregon]]
[[Category: Republican State Governors]]