Barack H. Obama is the 44th President of the United States and the first African American President in American History. His birthday is August 4th. In celebration, here is his life in pictures.
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US President Barack Obama speaks about the shooting deaths of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, from the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, June 18, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) president obama,charleston
2. President Obama Campaigns For Hillary Clinton In Las Vegas Area
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NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 23: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at Cheyenne High School on October 23, 2016 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Obama urged Nevadans to vote early one day after a record-breaking start to early voting in the swing state with almost 40,000 people going to the polls ahead of the November 8 general election. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) photography,people,one person,horizontal,usa,headshot,smiling,talking,politics,barack obama,us president,nevada,incidental people,hillary clinton,election,democracy,political rally,nominee,politics and government,north las vegas,2016 united states presidential election,early voting,north las vegas, nevada,cheyenne high school
3. MYANMAR-ASEAN-DIPLOMACY
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US President Barack Obama attends the East Asia Summit Plenary Session at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw on November 13, 2014. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia summits, held in the purpose-built capital of Naypyidaw this week, are the culmination of a year of diplomatic limelight for Myanmar after long decades shunted to the sidelines under its former military rulers. AFP PHOTO / Christophe ARCHAMBAULT (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images) attending,horizontal,portrait,smiling,center,front view,politics,barack obama,us president,event,close-up,headphones,summit,convention,international,capital,east asia,plenary session,myanmar,association of southeast asian nations,naypyidaw
4. Obama Marks Shift From Iraq Combat As Risks Remain
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a televised national address in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Obama said that with the end of the American combat mission in Iraq, the U.S. must focus on the ‘urgent task’ of bolstering the economy because the nation’s strength is rooted in prosperity at home. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Corbis via Getty Images) photography,horizontal,usa,television show,talking,barack obama,us president,international landmark,washington dc,human interest,national,oval office,the americas,global business,speech,america,business finance and industry,foreign affairs
5. US President Barack Obama participates in service event for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 16: U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive with children to play on a playset dubbed Malia and Sasha’s Castle, formerly used by the Obama children at the White House and donated by the Obama family, during a service marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Jobs Have Priority Naylor Road Family Shelter January 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images) photography,people,horizontal,usa,adult,arrival,females,women,daughter,child,medium group of people,politics,barack obama,washington dc,michelle obama,social issues,sasha obama,white house – washington dc,malia obama,castle,politics and government,martin luther king jr. day
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US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One before departing from Los Angeles International Airport on February 12, 2016. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) photography,horizontal,usa,california,city of los angeles,politics,government,barack obama,us president,airport,board,leaving,lax airport,politics and government,air force one,mandel ngan
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US President Barack Obama waves as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington upon his return from Camp David on August 2, 2015. AFP PHOTO/YURI GRIPAS (Photo credit should read YURI GRIPAS/AFP/Getty Images) news,horizontal,usa,politics,government,barack obama,us president,international landmark,washington dc,waving,walking,return,white house – washington dc,south lawn,camp david,2015
8. President Obama Speaks At The Newark Campus Of Rutgers University
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NEWARK, NJ – NOVEMBER 02: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Rutgers University-Newark S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice on November 2, 2015 in Newark, New Jersey. Obama spoke on the difficulties formerly-incarcerated people face when re-entering society after serving time in prison and new initiatives to help support those going through the process. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) photography,people,one person,horizontal,usa,waist up,new jersey,talking,law,justice – concept,politics,barack obama,us president,newark – new jersey,politics and government,2015,rutgers university,newark s.i. newhouse center
9. Will Pres. Barack Obama Call On Congress To Act On Criminal Justice Reform?
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Now that there seems to be some interest on both sides of the isle for reforming the criminal justice system, is it time for President Barack Obama to call on Congress to act on the issue that has incarcerated a disproportionate number of African Americans on mandatory minimum sentences and has cost states millions of dollars to hold non-violent drug offenders behind bars? video,roland martin,newt gingrich,exclusive video,criminal justice reform,president barack obama,dr. wilmer leon,lauren victoria burke,david swerdlick,hazel trice edney,earl d. fowlkes,sen. rand paul,grover norquest,nicole austin-hillery,candice t. burns
10. President Obama
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US President Barack Obama speaks about the shooting deaths of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, from the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, June 18, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) president obama,charleston
11. Barack and Michelle walked off into the sunset after 8 years in the White House.
12. We miss you President Obama, but it seems you’re happy to be back to private life.
