Biografía de Barack Obama

Barack Obama entró por la puerta grande a la historia. El hijo del pastor de cabras de Kenia y la muchacha sureña de Kansas se convirtió en el 44. presidente de Estados Unidos.

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Obama asumiría la presidencia también con una sólida mayoría en el Congreso, en donde el Partido Demócrata arrebató al Republicano por lo menos seis escaños en el Senado y 24 en la Casa de Representantes.

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Hablando ante una multitud en un parque de Chicago, afirmó que el país enfrenta "los más grandes desafíos: dos guerras (en Irak y Afganistán), un planeta en peligro, la peor crisis financiera en un siglo".

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Sus partidarios lo aclamaron y ondearon banderas. Muchos, incluido el dirigente negro Jessy Jackson, veterano de mil batallas por los derechos civiles, lloraron.

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En ciudades de todo el país se escucharon bocinazos. En el barrio neoyorquino de Harlem se reunieron miles de personas en una plaza cerca del legendario teatro Apollo.

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Barack Obama, juega baloncesto en Riverview Elementary School en Elkhart, Ind., el domingo 4 de mayo de 2008. Lugar donde hizo campaña puerta puerta.

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El presidente electo le da un gran abrazo a su hija Malia, seguido por otro de Sasha, cuando se encontraron en Honolulu, Hawai, el pasado 30 de diciembre.

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Barack Obama posa con su esposa Michelle Obama, el vice presidente Dick Cheney y sus hijas: Malia y Sasha durante la ceremonia de juramentación en el Capitolio en enero del 2005.

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Sarah Hussein Obama, la abuela paterna de Barack Obama, sentada en la sala de su casa en una villa en Kogelo, cerca del Lago Victoria, Kenya.

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El presidente electo Barcak Obama y su familia distribuyendo pavos para la celebración de Acción de Gracias, el pasado 26 de Noviembre en Chicago.

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Michelle Obama sonríe junto al entonces candidato presidencial en junio 3 del 2008.

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Es el segundo afro-americano en el Senado de los Estados Unidos, el quinto en la historia del país y solamente el segundo demócrata. Y el 4 de noviembre rompió otro record: el primer negro en ser presidente de Estados Unidos.

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Antiguos compañeros de clases de la escuela elementaría
Menteng 01, muestran a la prensa una foto donde aparece Barack Obama, antiguo 'Barry', como lo llamaban su amigos.

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Obama es visto en esta foto durante una ceremonia de graduación en su escuela SDN Menteng 1 en Yakarta, Indonesia.

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Una casa de esclavos restaurada en Friendfield Plantation, es vista en esta foto que data de noviembre de 2008. Ubicada en Georgetown, Carolina del Sur, los récords indican que James Robinson fue un esclavo en esta plantanción y es el tatarabuelo de Michelle Obama.

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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2009 file photo, the sons of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, Edward Jr., left, and Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., listen to President Barack Obama's speech on healthcare before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. The late Sen. Edward Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. Kennedy's brain-cancer death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted plenty of speculation that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2009 file photo, the sons of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, Edward Jr., left, and Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., listen to President Barack Obama's speech on healthcare before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. The late Sen. Edward Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. Kennedy's brain-cancer death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted plenty of speculation that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2009 file photo, the sons of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, Edward Jr., left, and Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., listen to President Barack Obama's speech on healthcare before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. The late Sen. Edward Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. Kennedy's brain-cancer death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted plenty of speculation that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2009 file photo, the sons of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, Edward Jr., left, and Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., listen to President Barack Obama's speech on healthcare before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. The late Sen. Edward Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. Kennedy's brain-cancer death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted plenty of speculation that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to the press after the Senate, torn along party lines, voted to formally launch debate on historic legislation to enact President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care, handing him a win for now, in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2009. The 100-seat chamber's two independents joined all 58 Democrats -- including two waverers who declared their intentions just hours earlier -- to launch what is expected to be a weeks-long fight over opposition from 39 of 40 Republicans. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

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US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to the press after the Senate, torn along party lines, voted to formally launch debate on historic legislation to enact President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care, handing him a win for now, in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2009. The 100-seat chamber's two independents joined all 58 Democrats -- including two waverers who declared their intentions just hours earlier -- to launch what is expected to be a weeks-long fight over opposition from 39 of 40 Republicans. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

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US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (C) of Nevada speaks to the press with Senator Chris Dodd (R) of Connecticut and Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa after the Senate, torn along party lines, voted to formally launch debate on historic legislation to enact President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care, handing him a win for now, in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2009. The 100-seat chamber's two independents joined all 58 Democrats -- including two waverers who declared their intentions just hours earlier -- to launch what is expected to be a weeks-long fight over opposition from 39 of 40 Republicans. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

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US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (L) of Nevada speaks to the press after the Senate, torn along party lines, voted to formally launch debate on historic legislation to enact President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care, handing him a win for now, in Washington,DC, on November 21, 2009. The 100-seat chamber's two independents joined all 58 Democrats -- including two waverers who declared their intentions just hours earlier -- to launch what is expected to be a weeks-long fight over opposition from 39 of 40 Republicans. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

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US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (L) of Nevada speaks to the press after the Senate, torn along party lines, voted to formally launch debate on historic legislation to enact President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care, handing him a win for now, in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2009. The 100-seat chamber's two independents joined all 58 Democrats -- including two waverers who declared their intentions just hours earlier -- to launch what is expected to be a weeks-long fight over opposition from 39 of 40 Republicans. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

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US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R) of Nevada embraces Senatpor Chris Dodd of Connecticut as they speak to the press after the Senate, torn along party lines, voted to formally launch debate on historic legislation to enact President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care, handing him a win for now, in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2009. The 100-seat chamber's two independents joined all 58 Democrats -- including two waverers who declared their intentions just hours earlier -- to launch what is expected to be a weeks-long fight over opposition from 39 of 40 Republicans. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

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