Barack Obama

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Barack Obama
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44th President of the United States
Assumed office
January 20, 2009
Vice PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byGeorge W. Bush
United States Senator
from Illinois
In office
January 3, 2005 – November 16, 2008
Preceded byPeter Fitzgerald
Succeeded byRoland Burris
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 13th district
In office
January 8, 1997 – November 4, 2004
Preceded byAlice Palmer
Succeeded byKwame Raoul
Personal details
BornBarack Hussein Obama II
August 4, 1961 (age 54)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Michelle Obama (m. 1992)
Children
  • Malia (b. 1998)
  • Sasha (b. 2001)
ResidenceWhite House, Washington, D.C.
Kenwood, Chicago, U.S.[1]
Alma mater
ReligionProtestantism
AwardsNobel Peace Prize (2009)
Signature
Websitewww.barackobama.com
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