David Dinkins



         


David Norman Dinkins (born July 10, 1927) was the Mayor of New York City from 1990 through 1993 and was the first African American to be mayor of New York City.

In World War II he served in the United States Marine Corps.

He was elected the city's mayor on November 7, 1989.

In 1993, he lost a re-election bid to Rudy Giuliani in a bitter contest.

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