Obama, from a little boy to the new US president (Picture)

Obama Textual Introduction:

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He is a junior federal senator representing Illinois (his grandfather and father's names were both Obama). According to the records of the US Senate Historical Office, Obama is the fifth African American Senator in history and currently the only African American in the Senate. As of 11:00 PM Eastern Time on November 4, 2008, the vote count shows that Obama has been elected as the 44th President of the United States.

Obama's election set records; he is the first non-white president in U.S. history to enter the national general election phase and the first successfully elected non-white president.

In 1996, Obama was elected as a state senator for Illinois. Four years later, his campaign for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives failed. Subsequently, he focused mainly on his work in the state senate and was re-elected in 2002. In 2004, Obama delivered the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention, becoming a well-known political figure nationwide. In November 2004, he was elected as a U.S. Senator with 70% of the votes.

On February 10, 2007, Obama officially announced his candidacy for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. His campaign platform emphasized ending the Iraq War and implementing universal healthcare.