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Barack obama
Born in Honolulu,Hi -
Moves
1967: Moves to Indonesia with mother and stepfather. -
1971: Returns to Hawaii to live with maternal grandparents.
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1979: Helps his high school basketball team win a state championship.
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1983: Graduates from Columbia University; works for a business research company.
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his job
He moves to Chicago to start a comunity orginazation job in the
Altgeld housing projects. -
1985: Works as a community organizer in poor section of Chicago.
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Education 1988-1991
he went to Harvard law School in 1988-1991 -
1988: Enters Harvard Law School; graduates in 1991.
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990: Becomes first black editor of prestigious Harvard Law Review.
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1992: Runs Project Vote! which registers 150,000 new voters in Chicago; marries Michelle Robinson.
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Marriage
He married Machelle obama in 1992. -
1995: Publishes "Dreams from My Father," a well-reviewed memoir about growing up in America with an absent African father.
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1996: Elected an Illinois state senator.
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1998: Daughter Malia is born.
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2000: Loses Democratic primary in Illinois' 1st Congressional District to incumbent Rep. Bobby Rush.
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2001: Daughter Sasha is born.
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2002: Speaks out against invading Iraq.
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2004: Delivers keynote address at Democratic convention; elected to U.S. Senate.
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2006: Publishes "The Audacity of Hope," a book detailing his views on national affairs; his narration of "Dreams from My Father" wins a Grammy Award for best spoken album of 2005.
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2007: Launches presidential campaign; raises a record $100 million in campaign contributions.
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an. 3, 2008: Wins Iowa Democratic caucuses; becomes the front-runner for the presidential nomination.
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In office
he was elected in 2008 for president.
