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Warren Buffett was born Saturday, August 30th 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska
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At age 11, Buffett made his first stock purchase. He bought six shares of Cities Service at the price of $38 per share.
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Buffett started his own investment company. He was a general partner at Buffett Partnership, Ltd.
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Through Buffett's investment partnership, he took over the management and control of Berkshire and accumulates 49% of their stock. He is considered Director of the company.
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Buffett becomes Chairman and CEO of Berkshire
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Berkshire acquires 6.3% of Coca-Cola (1 billion)
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Berkshire takes control of GEICO in 2.3 billion deal
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Buffett invests $5 billion in Goldman Sachs
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Buffett is ranked as Forbes richest man in the world
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In a $23 billion deal, Buffett teams with Jorge Lemann and 3G Capital to take over H.J. Heinz & Company.
