Can Barack Obama speak Indonesian

Answer 1

The California state senate records indicate that a foreign student named Soetoro from Indonesia attended school in California.

Yes, Obama attended school here as a foreign student. He held Indonesian citizenship at the time.

Answer 2

Yes. When Barack Obama was a baby, his father left, and ultimately, his parents divorced. His mother married an Indonesian man, and the family relocated to that country for about four years. However, Barack and his half-sister Maya eventually went back to Hawaii to complete their education.

Answer 3

He has said he does not speak it. He learned a few words as a child, but says he does not remember most of them.
Not with any fluency. He has said in interviews that he remembers a few words here and there from his childhood (he lived there for a few years with his mother and step-father), but he is not able to have a conversation in that language and prefers to speak English.

Answer 4

No. Barack Obama is a citizen of the United States who was born in Hawaii. He was a child at the time that he lived in Indonesia and never attained citizenship of that country.

Answer 5

Barack Obama did not grow up i Indonesia he grew up in Hawaii

Answer 6

He has said he does not speak it. He learned a few words as a child, but says he does not remember most of them.

Answer 7

No he does not. He lived there with his mother and step-father while he was a young boy, but his citizenship is American and always has been.

Answer 8

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