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Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, was born on August 4, 1961, ... Obama "raised more money than any of our state directors had ever done. He did ...
Barack Obama was raised by his mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, and maternal grandparents Madelyn and Stanley Dunham. [53] [54] He often referred to his family during his candidacy and two terms as president. [55] [56] [57] Obama's maternal heritage consists mostly of English ancestry, with smaller amounts of German, Scotch-Irish, Welsh, and Swiss ...
Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham (/ ˈ d ʌ n əm / DUN-əm; October 26, 1922 [1] – November 2, 2008) was an American banker and the maternal grandmother of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. She and her husband Stanley Armour Dunham raised Obama from age ten in their Honolulu apartment. She died on November 2, 2008, two days ...
Barack Obama, too, is biracial with an immigrant father from Kenya, while Harris’ parents hail from Jamaica and India. ... Obama was raised primarily by his white mother and Harris, as she said ...
Read Barack Obama Fast Facts from CNN to learn more about the 44th president of the United States.
Stanley Armour Dunham (March 23, 1918 – February 8, 1992) was the maternal grandfather of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. He and his wife Madelyn Payne Dunham raised Obama from the age of 10 in Honolulu, Hawaii. [1] [2]
Stanley Armour Dunham, Ann Dunham, Maya Soetoro and Barack Obama, mid-1970s (l to r) On August 21, 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state to be admitted into the Union. Dunham's parents sought business opportunities in the new state, and after graduating from high school in 1960, Dunham and her family moved to Honolulu.
November 5, 1996: Barack Obama begins his political career. Barack was elected to the Illinois State Senate, kicking off the Obamas' political life. July 4, 1998: Malia Obama is born.