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When did Barack Obama legally change his name from Barry Soetoro to Barack Obama?
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∙ 11y ago
Never. This is an old, and frequently debunked, internet myth, put forward by the Birthers, a group who refuse to accept that Mr. Obama was born in Hawaii and is a U.S. citizen. While he did live for four years in Indonesia, there is no credible evidence that his step-father ever adopted him. Most reliable sources, including relatives and long-time friends, have said repeatedly that he was always Barack Obama and never changed his name to anything else.
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Where was barry soetoro born?
Barack Obama, commonly referred to as "Barry Soetoro" before he legally changed his name, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Who is are presedint?
Our current president's name is legally Barack Hussein Obama II. Before he immigrated and changed it, his name was Barry Soetoro.
Did President Barack Obama ever attend college under the name 'Barry Soetoro' and if he did why did he?
yes
Is Barack Obama Berry Soetoro?
No, and he never has been. That is another of those internet myths. President Obama's mom did remarry and his stepfather was Lolo Soetoro. But Mr. Soetoro never adopted Barack, and Barack never changed his name. He may have been called Barry in high school, but he always used the last name of his biological father, Barack Obama Senior.
What was President Obama's name when his mother was married to Lolo Soetoro?
His name was Barack Obama. And after his mom remarried, his name remained Barack Obama. There is a popular but false internet myth, spread by a group called the "birthers" (who believe President Obama was not born in the USA) that Barack Obama was adopted by his step-dad and became Barry Soetoro. Totally false, with no credible facts to support it. As numerous fact-checkers have noted, while Barack Obama got along well with his step-father, he was never adopted and did not change his name at any time.
Did barry soetoro receive any scholarships?
If you are referring to the name some anti-Obama folks (often called "Birthers") use when they are talking about the president, it should first be noted that there is no such person. Barack Obama never used the name "Barry Soetoro" nor did his stepfather ever legally adopt him and change his name. Barack Obama did receive scholarships, as well as student loans. It has been well-documented that Mr. Obama did not register as a "foreign student" and he did not get any financial aid from a foreign country.
Who is barry soetoro?
There is no such person. It's a mythical name created by a group of people called "Birthers" (who persist in believing the president was actually born in Kenya, when in fact it is well-documented that he was born in the United States). There is NO evidence that Barack Obama used the name Barry Soetoro, nor did his stepfather ever legally adopt him. Some of the Birthers like to claim Mr. Obama used this name at Columbia where he was allegedly a "foreign student." He did not, and he was not.
Why did Barry Sotero change his name?
He never used the name "Barry Sotero" (actually Soetoro), so there was no reason to change it. He inherited his biological father's name (Obama) but never took his step-father's last name. For a time in high school and college, he used the nick-name "Barry" but then decided to use his actual name, Barack.
When did President Obama legally change his first name from barry to Barack?
He never has legally changed his first name, nor did he need to do so. Many people use a nickname-- Joseph becomes Joe, Lawrence becomes Larry, Barack becomes Barry. But at some point in college, President Obama decided to embrace his birth name and returned to using "Barack" rather than Barry.
Was Wayne Allyn Root Barack Obama's classmate in college?
According to Wayne A. Root he is a 1983 graduate of Columbia University, the same year as Barry Soetoro, known now as Barack H. Obama.
What was Barack Obama's nickname at Columbia University?
I haven't seen any credible sources that mention he had a college nickname. In high school, he preferred "Barry" to Barack. But by college, he was using his birth name (Barack Obama) again. By the way, you may have seen some online claims that he was registered as a "foreign student" or that he was called "Barry Soetoro" at Columbia. Both assertions are false.
Is President Barack Obama's real name Obama?
Yes, his full name is Barack Hussein Obama, II. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 1, 1961. The name is a family name and common in Kenya where his father was from.
