Barack Obama

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President of the United States (2009–2017)

Born	1961-08-04 · Honolulu
Party	Democratic
Offices	President of the United States2009-01-20–2017-01-20Preceded by: George W. Bush · Succeeded by: Donald Trump United States Senator from Illinois2005-01-03–2008-11-16Preceded by: Peter Fitzgerald · Succeeded by: Roland Burris Member of the Illinois Senate from the 13th district1997-01-08–2004-11-04Preceded by: Alice Palmer · Succeeded by: Kwame Raoul
Education	Columbia University (BA) Harvard University (JD)
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