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VIVAnews - Barack Obama again served as the President of the United States for the second time. Obama carried with Joe bidden Democrats defeated a Republican partner, Willard Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan, in an election that was held on Wednesday, November 7, 2012.
Based on the calculations reported by FoxNews, Obama-bidden to obtain 275 electoral votes. While a couple Romney-Ryan, received 203 electoral votes. To win the election, the voice of the minimum required 270. In the 2009 presidential election, Obama defeated Republican candidate, John McCain. At that time, Obama became the 44th U.S. president.
Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu-Hawaii on August 4, 1961. His father was Barack Hussein Obama Sr., was from Kenya. While his mother was Ann Dunham, of Wichita, Kansas. Her parents separated when Obama was two years old. Obama's father returned to Kenya, while Obama's mother married Lolo Soetoro, a man from Indonesia. In 1967 the family moved to Jakarta.
Small Obama then attended St. Francis of Assisi Elementary Tebet for three years. Then moved to Menteng 1 Elementary School until the age of ten years. Obama returned to Honolulu to live with his grandparents and studied at Punahou School from the fifth grade in 1971 until his graduation from high school in 1979.
Obama then continued his education at Columbia University. Graduated in 1983 with a BA degree. Obama then worked for a year at the Business International Corporation and then at the New York Public Interest Research Group. In 1988, Obama to continue study to Harvard University Law School. He was a black man first get the best value in the history of the school. In the name of Obama's school also started flying through his writings that criticize racism.
Obama then appointed as a lecturer at the University of Chicago Law. In 1991, Obama was engaged to Michelle Robinson, a close friend who is also a lawyer. Obama and Michlelle married on October 3, 1992. The couple have two daughters, Malia Ann (1998) and Natasha (2001).
Political career first began when the country leadership election Illinois senator in 1996. In 2004 Obama was elected Senate Democrats in Illinois. Obama then appointed as spokesperson for the National Convention in Boston. Later in 2008, Obama joined the race in the Democratic presidential nomination. And finally in 2009, at the age of 44, Obama won the U.S. Presidential election. (Umi)
