Barack Obama By: Triniti Lewis

Born Aug. 4 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii
Barack Obama parents are Barack Obama Sr. and Stanley Ann Dunham but in 1964 they divorce
Obama's mother married Lolo Soetoro in 1967, and moved the family to Indonesia
In Aug. 15 1970 Obama's sister Maya Soetoro was born
1971-1979 Obama moved back to Hawaii for 5th grade through high school, lived mostly with grandparents
Obama Sr. visited his son in Hawaii in 1971

Attended Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA, for 2 years in 1979

This is the college from the outside

Obama when he went to Occidental College

Obama and some of his friends from back in the day

He Transferred to Columbia University, NY in 1981

Father died in car crash at age 46, in Nairobi, Kenya in 1982

He then Moved to Chicago, IL in 1985 and worked as a community organize

In 1988 he Enrolled at Harvard Law School and In 1990 Obama was elected editor of Harvard Law Review (first African-American elected to the position)

Graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991
Obama Married attorney Michelle Robinson, Oct. 18 1992

Mother died of cancer, age 52 in 1995

In 1996 Obama was elected to the Illinois state senate (first term)and in 1998 he was Re-elected to the Illinois state senate (second term)
His first daughter Malia Obama was born in July 4, 1998
Daughter Sasha Obama was born in June 10, 2001
In 2002 he was Re-elected to the Illinois state senate (third term)

Obama's first book, Dreams from My Father, was published in 2005 and the video above is a book reading he did.

Barack Obama was elected to the US Senate (IL-Dem) in 2006

Won Democratic Party presidential primary election process in June 2008. He was nominated by the Democratic party at August Convention (first African-American to win a major party nomination)
Barack Obama was elected 44th President of the USA on Nov. 4 (first African-American elected to the position)
Inaugurated as President of the USA on Jan. 20, 2009
Obama Elected for a second presidential term, November 6 2012
In May 12, 2015 The Barack Obama Foundation announced that President Barack Obama's presidential library will be located in Chicago.
In May 20, 2016 Signs a bill updating the terms the government uses to describe minorities. This includes now using the terms "Asian-American," "Native American," "Hispanic" and "African-American."
He Became the first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, where he calls for a "world without nuclear weapons." in May 27, 2016

In January 20, 2017 Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office after two terms as president.

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