Thursday, November 6, 2008
U.S. New President
Facts about Obama
Personal
1. His full name is Barack Hussein Obama II
2. He was born at Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu, Hawaii on Aug 4, 1961
3. His mother's name is Stanley Ann Dunham (Caucasian) and his father's name is Barack Hussein Obama (African) (same name)
4. His parent separated in 1963 and divorced in 1964.
5. His mother then married to Lolo Soetoro, and the family moved to Indonesia in 1967
6. In 1971, Obama returned to Honolulu to stay with his maternal grandparents until 1979
7. In 1979, he moved to Los Angeles, where he studied at Occidental College for two years
8. In 1981, he moved to New York, where he majored in political science with a specialization in international relations in Columbia College.
9. His father died in a car crash in Nairobi in 1982 (Born: 1936. Died: 1982. Aged: 46)
10. In 1985, he moved to Chicago where he worked as the director of the Developing Communities Project (DCP) and a consultant and instructor for the Gamaliel Foundation
11. In 1988, he entered Harvard Law School
12. In June 1989, he first met his wife, Michelle L. Robinson, when he was employed as a summer associate at the Chicago law firm of Sidley Austin
13. He was married at the age of 31 with Michelle L. Robinson on 03 Oct 1992
14. His mother died of ovarian cancer in 1995 (Born: 29 Nov 1942. Died: 7 Nov 1995. Aged: 52)
15. Obama's religion is United Church of Christ and his church is Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois
16. He has two children, Malia Ann (born in 1998) and Sasha (born in 2001).
Family
Paternal grandfather:
Hussein Onyango Obama (1895-1979)
Paternal grandmother:
Habiba Akuma Obama (2nd wife of Hussein Onyango Obama)
Paternal step-grandmother:
Sarah Obama (born: 1922)
Step-mothers (His mother is the 2nd wife of his father):
Kezia Obama (born 1940) (1st wife of his father)
Ruth Ndesandjo (born 1940s) (3rd wife of his father)
Jael (4th wife of his father)
Parental half-brothers:
Malik Obama or Abongo or Roy (born Mar 1958) (his father with Kezia)
Abo Obama (born 1968) (his father with Kezia)
Bernard Obama (born 1970) (his father with Kezia)
Mark Ndesandjo (his father with Ruth)
David Ndesandjo (his father with Ruth) (killed in a motorcycle accident)
George Hussein Onyango Obama (born 1982) (his father with Jael)
Patental half-sister:
Auma Obama (born 1960. Spouse: Ian Manners. Child: Akinyi {born: 1997}) (his father with Kezia)
Maternal half-sister:
Maya Kassandra Soetoro-Ng (born: 15 Aug 1970. Spouse:Konrad Ng. Child: Suhaila Ng) (his mother with Lolo Soetoro)
Political
1. Obama is the first African-Amercian U.S. President
2. He is the 44th President of the United States
3. He was a State legislator from 1997 to 2004
4. He was elected to the Senate in November 2004
5. His inauguration as United States President will be on 20 Jan 2009
Links
Obama's Birth Certificate
Obama's Marriage Certificate
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