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As a child of a white mother and a black father, Obama struggled due to his multiracial heritage. Experiencing the divorce of his parents at the age of 3 and later the death of his father at the age of 21.His mother also passing away in 1995. Being raised by his grandmother since the age of 10, who later passed away just 2 days before her grandson was elected President.

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Barack Obama admitted to being a smoker, including Marijuana but having to quit the habit due to his presidential campaign and the negative public reaction.

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Born August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Barack Obama later married Michelle Robinson in 1992 after she was assigned for three months as Obama's adviser at Chicago law firm. After experiencing a miscarriage, the couple went on to have Malia Ann in 1998 and Natasha in 2001.

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Obama attuned Occidental College after graduating high school. As a junior in college, he transfer to Columbia University in New York City. Major in political science with specialty in international relations and English literature. Graduating with a BA degree and later enrolling at Harvard Law School even though offered a full ride to Northwestern University School of Law. Graduated with a JD degree from Harvard in 1991. After many years of work in civil rights , Obama went on to be elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996 and served until 2004 when he later became a US Senator from 2005 until 2008.

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In May of 2011, in operation to kill bin Laden after CIA believed to know his hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan. As commander in chief, Obama rejected the idea of bombing the bin Laden compound and ordered a "surgical raid". Where Osama was shot and killed. His identify confirmed through DNA testing and many other methods. Celebration broke out when President Obama gave the news to the people due to the leader of the group of people who conducted 9/11 and many other terrorist attacks.

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Announcing his campaign for President of the United States in early 2007, focusing on ending the Iraq War, energy independence and reforming the health care system. With his 2008 campaign slogan being "CHANGE WE BELIEVE IN", Obama became the first African American to be elected President of the US and executive back to the Democratic Party. Having Joe Biden as his vice president in 2008 and later in 2012 when he was re-elected with his slogan "FOWARD". His presidential term from 2008-2012 and 2012-2016. Before his election, war was still going on due to 9/11 and the war on terrorism. With the Republican Party in power and switching to the Democratic Party when elected.