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He was born on August 4th of 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Son of Ann Dunham, an anthropologist (Wichita, Kansas) and Barack Hussein Obama, an economist (Kenya). -
When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced.
His father got a scholarship to study at Harvard University and didn't return to Hawaii.
His mother married with Lolo Soetoro, an Indonesian man and Obama spent four years in Jakarta, where he learned to speak Indonesian. -
Obama went to local schools in Jakarta until he was ten. Then he went back to Honolulu to live with his maternal grandparents.
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He was enrolled in the fifth grade at school Punahau.
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His conduct in the years of high school was inappropriate, because he consumed marijuana, cocaine and alcohol.
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Upon finishing high school, he moved to Los Angeles and began his studies at Occidental College Institute for a period of two years.
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His father died in a traffic accident.
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At the University of Columbia in New York City he studied political science with a specialization in international relations.
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He entered at Harvard Law School, and during his freshman year was selected as editor of the Harvard Law Review, because of his grades and a writing contest.
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He got some of the supports that ended up being decisive in his future nomination as the Democratic candidate for president of the United States.
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He entered at Harvard University to expand his higher education, and was elected the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. After graduating with honors, he worked in a law office as a lawyer.
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He married with Michelle Robinson Obama, a lawyer.
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It is called "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". It is a memoir.
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Obama was elected member of the statehouse by the Democratic Party, representing the district of Hyde Park.
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Her name is Malia Ann.
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Her name is Natasha (Sasha)
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He obtained new mentors in Washington, especially John Kerry and Ted Kennedy. With the support of them he was elected representative at the Democratic National Convention in Boston.
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Obama got the post of congressman in dispute, making him the fifth African American at the US Congress.
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It is called "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream".
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Obama promotes reforms to control arms sales and to promote transparency in the use of federal funds. His message was always about change.
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He beat Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary vote for the presidential elections of 2008.
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He won against John McCain with 66.7 million votes.
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At twelve o'clock, as tradition dictates, Barack Obama put his right hand on the Bible, the same as used in Lincoln's inauguration in 1861, and swore amid the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, becoming the 44th president in the history of the country, the first African American.
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He received the Nobel Peace Prize for being in favor of nuclear disarmament, the achievement of a peace process in the Middle East and the promotion of the fight against climate change.
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The primary objective for ARRA was to save and create jobs almost immediately. Secondary objectives were to provide temporary relief programs for those most affected by the recession and invest in infrastructure,
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Obama and the Russian president agreed to reduce their nuclear arsenals by two thirds.
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Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sealed the end of the U.S.A. intervention in the war.
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Barack Obama achieved to be reelected President of the United States in the elections of November 6, 2012, by winning the Republican candidate, Mitt Romney.