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Name
Barack Hussein Obama II

Date of Birth
August 4,

Place of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii

Birth Family
Stanley Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr.

Marriage/Spouse
Michelle Obama

Children
Malia Ann, Natasha

Education
Graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School

Career
Community organizer, lawyer, constitutional law professor, author, Illinois State Senator

Reason for Fame
First African American to be elected 44th President of the United States.

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Barack Obama

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44th President of the United States
In office
January 20,  – January 20,
Vice PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byGeorge W. Bush
Succeeded byDonald Trump
United States Senator
from Illinois
In office
January 3,  – November 16,
Preceded byPeter Fitzgerald
Succeeded byRoland Burris
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 13th district
In office
January 8,  – November 4,
Preceded byAlice Palmer
Succeeded byKwame Raoul
Personal details
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Barack Hussein Obama II


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Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
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Barack Hussein Obama II (i; born August 4, ) is an American politician. He was the 44thpresident of the United States from to He was the first African-American to hold the office. Before becoming president, he was a U.S. senator from Illinois and served from to He is a Democrat.

Obama left office in January and was succeeded by Republican Do

Barack Obama bornHis parents divorced Obama’s mother moved to Indonesia along with himHe came back to Hawaii November 24, His father, Barack Obama Sr., was killed in a car accidentBegan teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago while also practicing civil rights lawJuly He completed and published his book “Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance”  November His mother, Ann Dunham died Ran for the United States House seat for Illinois but lostJuly At the Democratic National Convention, Obama delivered a keynote addressNovember Won the election for the United States Senate from IllinoisJanuary Sworn as a US Senator Won Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for his book “Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance”February Announced his candidacy for presidentJanuary Defeated Hillary Clinton with 38% votes in the Iowa Democratic CaucusFebruary Won 2nd Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for his book “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream”August Officially nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate and a

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  • 44th President of the United States
  • Years Served as President:
  • Vice President: Joseph Biden 
  • Party: Democrat

What is Barack Obama known for?

Barack Obama is best known for being the first African American president of the United States.

Early Life

Barack Obama II was born in in Hawaii. His parents were Ann Durham from Kansas and Barack Obama Sr. from Kenya. They had met while they were both students at the University of Hawaii.

Obama Sr. left the family when Barack was two, eventually returning to Kenya. Ann later married a man named Lolo Soetoro, another student at the University of Hawaii who was from Indonesia.

For about four years, Barack lived in Indonesia with his mother and stepfather.

His mother was worried about Barack’s education and sent him to live with his grandparents in Hawaii, where he attended a private school called the Punahou School.

After graduation, Barack went to Occidental College in Los Angeles for two years, then to Columbia University in New York City. He graduated with a degree in political science in

Early Career

Obama had several diffe

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