His mother died from cancer some years ago
Barack Obama's father was Kenyan.
Barack Obama will begin his second term on January 20, 2013. Some 800,000 people are expected to come to Washington to witness the inauguration.
On his father's side, they came from Africa (mostly from Kenya). On his mother's side, they came from Ireland and from the United States.
Barack means 'blessing'. Barack is a common name in Kenya and Tanzania.
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Obama's father was Muslim, his mother Christian. There are many cultures who assign the child's birth religion according to the father or to the mother. In America, adopted religion or belief takes precedence, and Obama has lived his life as a church-going Christian.
When he was elected President, Barack Obama was a resident of Chicago, IL.
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Barack Obama's wife Michelle is not from Africa. She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and is American by birth, just like the president (who was born in Hawaii). Barack Obama's father, who had the same name as his son the future president, came from Kenya, but he too married an American-- the president's mother, Ann, was born and raised in Kansas.
By being elected.
at his inauguration. March 4,1913.