Reagan Calls for Chemical Weapons Ban

Date: April 4, 1984 • Location: Washington, United States

President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons.

Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an important figure in the American conservative movement. The period encompassing his presidency is known as the Reagan era.