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Key facts
- Lieutenant
- Alfred DelBello , Warren Anderson (acting), Stan Lundine
- Preceded by
- Hugh Carey
- Succeeded by
- George Pataki
- Governor
- Hugh Carey
- Born
- Mario Matthew Cuomo , ( 1932-06-15 ) June 15, 1932, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- January 1, 2015 (2015-01-01) (aged 82), New York City, U.S.
- Resting place
- St. John Cemetery
- Party
- Democratic
- Other political affiliations
- Liberal Party of New York
- Spouse
- Matilda Raffa ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 )
- Children
- 5, including Margaret , Andrew , and Chris
- Relatives
- Cuomo family
- Education
- St. John's University ( BA , LLB )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marius
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jamaica
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Spouse
- Matilda Cuomo
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Sport
- baseball
- Image
- GovernorMarioCuomo.jpg
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- date of death
- 2015-01-01
- date of birth
- 1932-06-15
- Commons category
- Mario Cuomo
- name in native language
- Mario Matthew Cuomo
- cause of death
- heart failure
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/mario-matthew-cuomo
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Mario Matthew Cuomo (/ˈkwoʊmoʊ/, Italian: [ˈmaːrjo ˈkwɔːmo]; June 15, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 52nd governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Cuomo previously served as the lieutenant governor of New York from 1979 to 1982 and the secretary of state of New York from 1975 to 1978. He was the father of former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and broadcaster Chris Cuomo.
Cuomo was known for his liberal views and public speeches, particularly his keynote speech address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention in which he sharply criticized the policies of the Reagan administration, saying, "Mr. President, you ought to know that this nation is more a 'Tale of Two Cities' than it is just a shining 'city on a hill.'" He was widely considered a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president in both 1988 and 1992, but he ultimately declined to seek the nomination in both instances. His indecisiveness about entering the race led to his being dubbed "Hamlet on the Hudson".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mario Cuomo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.