Barack Hussein Obama II

Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He was the first African-American president of the United States and a Democratic Party member. He returned to electoral politics in 1997, serving in the Illinois Senate until 2004, when he ran for the United States Senate. Obama gained national attention in 2004 with his March Senate primary victory, his well-received July Democratic Global Convention keynote address, and his landslide November election to the Senate. In 2008, he was nominated for president by the Democratic Party after a close primary battle with Hillary Clinton. Obama was inaugurated on January 20, 2009, alongside running mate Joe Biden, after defeating Republican contender John McCain in the presidential election. Nine months later, he was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, eliciting both praise and condemnation. Obama was inaugurated for a second term on January 20, 2013, after winning re-election over Republican opponent Mitt Romney. During his tenure, he labeled the 2013 Snowden revelations unpatriotic, but he also urged for more controls on the National Security Agency (NSA) to address privacy concerns. Obama also advocated for LGBT Americans' inclusion. Obama leaves office on January 20, 2017, and remains in Washington, D.C.

During Obama's presidency, the United States' international reputation and economy both improved considerably. Scholars and historians rate him as one of the tops to mid-tier American presidents. After leaving office, Obama remained active in Democratic politics, campaigning for Democrats in the 2018 midterm elections, attending the 2020 Democratic National Convention, and campaigning for Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Outside of politics, Obama has three best-selling novels: Dreams from My Father (1995), The Audacity of Hope (2006), and A Promised Land (2008).

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