Barack Obama |
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Official portrait, 2012 |
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In office January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017 |
Vice President | Joe Biden |
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Preceded by | George W. Bush |
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Succeeded by | Donald Trump |
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In office January 3, 2005 – November 16, 2008 |
Preceded by | Peter Fitzgerald |
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Succeeded by | Roland Burris |
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In office January 8, 1997 – November 4, 2004 |
Preceded by | Alice Palmer |
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Succeeded by | Kwame Raoul |
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Born | Barack Hussein Obama II (1961-08-04) August 4, 1961 (age 62) Honolulu, Hawaii U.S. |
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Political party | Democratic |
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Relatives | Obama family |
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Residence | Kalorama, Washington, D.C. |
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Barack Obama delivers remarks on the death of Osama bin Laden Recorded May 2, 2011 |
Barack Hussein Obama II (; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney. He was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He was the first African-American president in U.S. history. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as member of the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004 and a United States senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008.
Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He married Michelle Robinson in 1992. They have two daughters, Malia Obama and Sasha Obama.