Barack Hussein Obama

Barry Obama (born 1961)

• Born: Honolulu, Hawaii– Father from Kenya– Mother from Kansas– Stepfather from Indonesia

• Raised in:– Honolulu, Hawaii– Jakarta, Indonesia

• Called his family a mini-UN

Education of Barack Obama• Occidental College

(2 years)

• Colombia University– Political Science

– International Relations

• Harvard Law Degree– First A-A President of the

Harvard Law Review

Political Career

• Illinois State Senator (1997 – 2004)

• US Senator (2005 – 2008)

Acceptance Speech (11/04/08)

“Change has come to America”

Fun Facts about Barack Obama

First African-AmericanPresident

• Only 5th African-American Senator(only 3rd elected)

High School Basketball Nickname: O-Bomber

Nobel PeacePrize Recipient

(2009)

* only 4th US President

Won 2 Grammy AwardsBest Spoken Word

Album

Dreams from MyFather (2006)

Audacity of Hope(2008)

Barack knows Spanish

O’s Favorite Team is:Secret Service

Codename:Renegade

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