Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States and the first African American president. Prior to becoming president, he was a Senator from Illinois and helped create legislation on issues such as weapons control, government accountability, lobbying, electoral fraud, climate change, and care for veterans. Obama was born in 1961 and was elected President in 2008 as the first African American to hold the office.

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2. Barack Obama Before Barack Obama became the first black president in the untied states he is the 44 th president in the untied states of America. As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, he helped create legislation to control conventional weapons and to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds. He also made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. During the 110th Congress, he helped create legislation regarding lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change, nuclear terrorism, and care for returned U.S. military personnel .

3. About him  Barack Hussein Obama II born August 4, 1961,he is the President-elect of the United States. He is the first African American to be elected President of the United States. Obama was the junior United States Senator from Illinois from 2005 until he resigned on November 16, 2008, following his election to the Presidency.

4. Why is it important to vote? If you don’t there will be no control over the USA. You have a responsibility to vote So you can have a say on what you think

5. Facts about Obama's ? His speciality as a cook is chilli Daughter Malia's godmother is Jesse Jackson's daughter Santita He says his worst habit is constantly checking his BlackBerry He uses an Apple Mac laptop He drives a Ford Escape Hybrid, having ditched his gas-guzzling Chrysler 300 He wears $1,500 (£952) Hart Schaffner Marx suits He owns four identical pairs of black size 11 shoes He has his hair cut once a week by his Chicago barber, Zariff, who charges $21 (£13) His favourite fictional television programmes are Mash and The Wire He was given the code name "Renegade" by his Secret Service handlers He was nicknamed "Bar" by his late grandmother