Barack Obama
 Barack Obama | |
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| 44t Preses o the Unitit States | |
| In office Januar 20, 2009 – Januar 20, 2017 | |
| Vice Preses | Joe Biden |
| Precedit bi | George W. Bush |
| Succeedit bi | Donald Trump |
| Unitit States Senator frae Illinois | |
| In office Januar 3, 2005 – November 16, 2008 | |
| Precedit bi | Peter Fitzgerald |
| Succeedit bi | Roland Burris |
| Member o the Illinois Senate frae the 13t destrict | |
| In office Januar 8, 1997 – November 4, 2004 | |
| Precedit bi | Alice Palmer |
| Succeedit bi | Kwame Raoul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barack Hussein Obama II 4 August 1961 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Naitionality | American |
| Poleetical pairty | Democratic |
| Spoose(s) | Michelle Robinson (m. 1992) |
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| Residence | White Hoose |
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| Awairds | Nobel Peace Prize (2009) |
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| Wabsteid | barackobama |
Barack Hussein Obama II (born 4 August 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Unitit States) is an auld Preses o the Unitit States. He wis electit Preses o the Unitit States o Americae in 2008. He assumed affice oan 20 Januar 2009. He is the first African American tae haud the affice. Obama afore served as a Unitit States Senator frae Illinois, frae Januar 2005 till he dimitit efter his election tae the presncy in November 2008. Obama wis electit Preses for a seicont time in November 2012. He servit until 20t Januar 2017 afore bein succeedit bi Donald Trump.
Obama is a graduate o Columbia University an Harvard Law Schuil, whaur he wis the preses o the Harvard Law Review. He wis a comity organiser in Chicago afore earnin his law gree. He wirked as a ceevil richts lawer in Chicago an taucht constitutional law at the University o Chicago Law Schuil frae 1992 tae 2004.