Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) - president of the United States, American politician, member of the Democratic Party. New York state senator from 1911 to 1913. He was a participant in the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. In 1929-1933 he was the Governor of New York State.
In 1932 he won the presidential elections, endorsing the slogan of introducing the "New Deal" ( New Deal ) in the fight against the effects of the global economic crisis. He strove to maintain the neutrality of the United States in the face of mounting political tensions in Europe. It was only after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that he signed the declaration of war, which started America's participation in World War II.
Originator of the Lend-Lease Act and the Atlantic Charter. He participated in the meetings of the so-called "big three" in Tehran and Yalta. He contributed to the handing over of Poland to Stalin and to the establishment of the so-called "Yalta order", which for decades rebuilt the geopolitical face of Europe.
The only president in the history of the United States, elected for four consecutive terms. He suffered from polio, and the progression of the disease forced him to use a wheelchair in the last years of his life. Authors often use the abbreviation FDR to describe it.