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Birth
was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA -
Graduation
graduated from Columbia University -
Enrrolled
he enrolled in Harvard Law School, where he was the first black person to be president of the Harvard Law Review. -
Became
he became a civil rights attorney and an academic, teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004 -
Turning
Turning to elective politics, he represented the 13th district from 1997 until 2004 in the Illinois Senate, when he ran for the U.S. Senate. -
Received
Obama received national attention in 2004 with his March Senate primary win, his well-received July Democratic National Convention keynote address, and his landslide November election to the Senate. -
Nominated
he was nominated for president a year after his presidential campaign began, and after close primary campaigns -
Won
After winning re-election by defeating Republican opponent Mitt Romney, Obama was sworn in for a second term -
LGTB
he promoted inclusion for LGBT Americans. His administration filed briefs that urged the Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage bans as unconstitutional same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide in 2015 -
Ordered
he ordered military intervention in Iraq in response to gains made by ISIL after the 2011 withdrawal from Iraq, continued the process of ending U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan in 2016 -
LEFT OFFICE
Obama left office in January and continues to reside in Washington, D.C.