DINKINS


Meaning of DINKINS in English

(1927– )

the first African American to be elected mayor of New York (1990–94). He is from the Democratic Party . Dinkins was politically moderate and tried to bring people together. He was unable to solve the city’s financial and racial problems, however, and was defeated in the next election by Rudolph Guiliani of the Republican Party .

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