Barack Obama - The Inauguration of President
Barack Obama was born in Honolulu , Hawaii on August 4, 1961, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. and Ann Dunham.
Barack Hussein Obama Ann Dunham
Obama's Father and Mother
Barack Obama pictured with his father, Barack Hussein Obama, in the early 1970s.His father Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. a black MUSLIM was born and raised in a small village in (Nyangoma-Kogel) Kenya, where he grew up herding goats with his own father, who was a domestic servant to the British. Mother Ann Dunham, a white ATHEIST from Wichita , Kansas. Obama's parents met at the University of Hawaii, where his father was enrolled as a foreign student.
When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced. His father returned to Kenya.
Barack Obama photographed with his mother, Ann, during his childhood in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Obama's Step-Father and MotherWhen Obama was 6 years old, his mother married an Indonesian man Lolo Soetoro, a RADICAL Muslim from Indonesia the family relocated to Indonesia. Obama attended a MUSLIM school in Jakarta . He also spent two years in a Catholic school. He then moved back to Hawaii to live with his grandparents and attend school.
Taken while at Harvard LawHe later moved to New York, where he graduated from Columbia University in 1983. Barack earned his law degree from Harvard, where he became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. He then returned to Chicago to practice as a civil rights lawyer and teach constitutional law.
Obama receives a visit from his grandparents, Stanley and Madelyn Dunham, in New York, where he was attending Columbia University in 1982.
Michelle ObamaHe is married to a lawyer, Michelle. Barack's wedding ceremony was performed in October 18, 1992 at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois.
Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, on their wedding day, October 18, 1992Michelle Obama was born Michelle LaVaughn Robinson on January 17, 1964, to Frasier and Marian Robinson. She was born and raised in Chicago's South Side and went on to attend Princeton University and Harvard Law School. She met Barack Obama when they were the only two African Americans at their law firm.
Barack and Michelle have two daughters.
• Malia Ann Obama: Born in 1998.
• Sasha Obama: Born in 2001.
On November 4, 2008, 47-year-old Barack Obama was elected to be the 44th President of the United States.
He was inaugurated as President on January 20, 2009.
On January 20th, 2009, Barack H. Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America - the first African-American ever to hold the office of U.S. Commander-in-Chief.
The Capitol is illuminated in the early morning hours before the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.
People gather to watch US President Barack Obama's sworn in as the 44th US president by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2009.
This image provided by GeoEye Satellite Image shows Washington D.C.'s National Mall and the United States Capitol (top), in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 taken at 11:19AM EDT during the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts to become the 44th President of the United States on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.
Barack H. Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States as his wife Michelle Obama holds the Bible and their daughters Malia Obama and Sasha Obama look on, on the West Front of the Capitol January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. 
President Barack Obama delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 44th president of the United States as the 44th President of the United States of America at the Capitol January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.
U.S. President Barack H. Obama greets guests after he is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States on the West Front of the Capitol January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.
People cheer at the Washington Monument during the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington January 20, 2009.
People gather for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America on the National Mall January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.
The event was witnessed by well over one million attendees in chilly Washington D.C., and by many millions more through coverage on television and the Internet. Here are some photographs of the event.
President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle stand with former US president George W. Bush and Laura Bush on the steps of the US Capitol following the inaugural ceremony for Obama as 44th US president in Washington on January 20, 2009.
Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush wave as they board a Marine helicopter at the Capitol in Washington after Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.
A Marine helicopter with former President George W. Bush on board departs from the East Front of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in Washington, as President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife wave goodbye from the steps of the Capitol. 
Former President George W. Bush looks out over the U.S. Capitol as his helicopter departs Washington, D.C. January 20, 2009, for Andrews Air Force Base following the inauguration ceremonies for President Barack Obama.
U.S. President Barack Obama with his wife Michelle at the inaugural luncheon after he was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States in Washington, January 20, 2009.
U.S. President Barack Obama talks with U.S. Sen. John McCain after arriving at the luncheon at Statuary Hall the luncheon at Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.
President Barack Obama signs his first act as president, a proclamation declaring a national day of renewal and reconciliation and calling on Americans to serve one another, after being sworn in as the 44th President of the United States during the inaugural ceremony in Washington Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama walk in the inaugural parade following his inauguration as the 44th President of the United States of America on January 20, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama attend the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center on January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.
Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill dance during the Commander in Chief's Ball at the National Building Museum in Washington January 20 2009 .
Guests at the "Biden Home States Ball" record the moment as President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama dance at the Washington Convention Center in the nation's capital, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Bill Mesta replaces an official picture of outgoing President George W. Bush with that of newly-sworn-in U.S. President Barack Obama, in the lobby of the headquarters of the U.S. Naval Base January 20, 2009 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
In this handout photo provided by the White House, a folder for U.S. President Barack Obama (the 44th president) is shown, left for him by Former U.S. President George W. Bush on the Resolute desk in the Oval Office of the White House January 20, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
President-elect Barack Obama is welcomed by President George W. Bush for a meeting at the White House in Washington with former presidents, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.Related Articles:
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