Timeline Description: Barack Obama became America's 43rd president in 2009. He was the first African America to be elected president, and he was elected to his second term in 2012. This is a timeline of his life.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Barack Obama is born Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. His father was African and his mother was American. |
| 1967 | Barack's family moves to Indonesia When Barack was 6 years old, his mother moved him to Indonesia where she worked as an English teacher. They were surrounded by the poor, and they had no stable electricity. |
| 1971 | He moves back to Hawaii At the age of 10, Barack's mother sent him back to Hawaii to live with his grandparents. He attended a prep school, and he was the only black child there. |
| 1979 | Barack attends college Barack attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, but later moved to Columbia University in New York. |
| 1982 | He begins his career as a community planner With a heart for the poor, Barack took a position in Chicago that allowed him to participate in school reform, city cleanup, and other activities. |
| 1988 | Barack attends law school Barack decided to go to law school, so he attended Harvard. He paid for his education with student loans. |
| 1990 | Barack becomes president of Harvard law review Barack Obama became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. |
| 1991 | A law school graduate Barack Obama graduated from Harvard in 1991. He moved back to Chicago. |
| 1992 | Barack gets married Barack Obama married his girlfriend, Michelle, in October. |
| 1996 | Barack tries for the senate Barack tried out for the Illinois state senate. He won the election. |
| 1999 | Barack loses the election for Congress Barack Obama ran for congress, but he was beat 2 to 1 by Representative Bobby Rush. |
| 2003 | Barack goes out for the US Senate Mr. Obama ran for the US Senate, and he won the election. |
| 2007 | Barack announces his intention to run for president Barack Obama announced that he intended to run for President of the United States. |
| June 2008 | He wins the preliminary election The Democratic preliminary election was held, and Barack Obama beat Senator Hilary Clinton for the nomination. |
| November 2008 | Barack Obama is elected president In 2008, Barack Obama won the presidential election. He became the first African-American president, and he won his second term in 2012. President Obama is an inspiration for the story of his life as a normal kid who grew up to be president. |