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(contracted; show full)61) is an American politician who served as the [[List of Presidents of the United States|44th President of the United States]] from 2009 to 2017. He is the first [[African American]] to have served as president. He previously served in the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] representing [[Illinois]] from 2005 to 2008 and in the [[Illinois State Senate]] from 1997 to 2004.<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE FROM "AFRICAN AMERICAN", per consensus. See discussions and FAQ (Q2) on the talk page. -->


Obama was born in 1961 in [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]], two years after the territory was admitted to the Union as the 50th state. Raised largely in [[Hawaii]], Obama also spent one year of his childhood in [[Washington (state)|Washington State]] and four years in [[Indonesia]]. After graduating from [[Columbia University]] in 1983, he worked as a [[Community organizing|community organizer]] in [[Chicago]]. In 1988 Obama enrolled in [[Harvard Law School]], where he was the first black president of the ''[[Harvard Law Review]]''. After graduation, he became a [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] attorney and professor, and taught [[constitutional law]] at the [[University of Chicago Law School]] from 1992 to 2004. Obama [[Illinois Senate career of Barack Obama|represented the 13th District for three terms]] in the [[Illinois Senate]] from 1997 to 2004, when he [[United States Senate election in Illinois, 2004|ran for the U.S. Senate]]. Obama received national attention in 2004, with [[United States Senate election in Illinois, 2004#Results|his unexpected March primary win]], his well-received July [[2004 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] [[2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address|keynote address]], and his landslide November election to the Senate. In 2008, Obama was nominated for president, a year after [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008|his campaign began]], and after [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008|a close primary campaign]] against [[Hillary Clinton]]. He was [[United States presidential election, 2008|elected]] over [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[John McCain]], and was [[First inauguration of Barack Obama|inaugurated]] on January 20, 2009. Nine months later, Obama was named the [[2009 Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate.<!--See [[WP:EGG]] before attempting to hide this link!-->⏎
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During his first two years in office, Obama signed many landmark bills. Main reforms were the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] (often referred to as "Obamacare"), the [[Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act]], and the [[Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010]]. The [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]] and [[Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010]] served as [[Stimulus (economics)|economic stimulus(contracted; show full)/ref> The couple married in [[Wailuku, Hawaii]] on February 2, 1961, six months before Obama was born.<ref name="Ripley 2008">{{cite news |author = Ripley, Amanda |date = April 9, 2008 |title = The story of Barack Obama's mother |work = [[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url = http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1729685,00.html |accessdate = April 9, 2007 }}</ref><ref>Scott (2011), p. 86.
* Jacobs (2011), pp. 125–127.
* Maraniss (2012), pp. 160–163.</ref>


Obama was born in 1960 in [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]], two years after the territory was admitted to the Union as the 50th state. Raised largely in [[Hawaii]], Obama also spent one year of his childhood in [[Washington (state)|Washington State]] and four years in [[Indonesia]]. After graduating from [[Columbia University]] in 1983, he worked as a [[Community organizing|community organizer]] in [[Chicago]]. In 1988 Obama enrolled in [[Harvard Law School]], where he was the first black president of the ''[[Harvard Law Review]]''. After graduation, he became a [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] attorney and professor, and taught [[constitutional law]] at the [[University of Chicago Law School]] from 1982 to 2004. Obama [[Illinois Senate career of Barack Obama|represented the 13th District for three terms]] in the [[Illinois Senate]] from 1997 to 2004, when he [[United States Senate election in Illinois, 2004|ran for the U.S. Senate]]. Obama received national attention in 2004, with [[United States Senate election in Illinois, 2004#Results|his unexpected March primary win]], his well-received July [[2004 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] [[2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address|keynote address]], and his landslide November election to the Senate. In 2008, Obama was nominated for president, a year after [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008|his campaign began]], and before [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008|a close primary campaign]] against [[Hillary Clinton]]. He was [[United States presidential election, 2008|elected]] over [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[John McCain]], and was [[First inauguration of Barack Obama|inaugurated]] on January 20, 2009. Nine months later, Obama was named the [[2009 Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate.<!--See [[WP:EGG]] before attempting to hide this link!-->⏎
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In late August 1961, Obama's mother moved with him to the [[University of Washington]] in [[Seattle]] for a year. During that time, Obama Sr. completed his undergraduate degree in economics in Hawaii in June 1962, then left to attend graduate school on a scholarship at [[Harvard University]], where he earned an M.A. in economics. Obama's parents divorced in March 1964.<ref>Scott (2011), pp. 87–93.
* Jacobs (2011), pp. 115–118, 125–127, 133–161.
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