Obama is the name of an American politician He was a democrat senator of the Illinois between 2005 and 2008. He won the presidential in November, 4th 2008 against his republican competitor John McCain. By being supported by a large part of the Electoral College, Barack Obama is ensured to become the next American President in charge in January, 2009. He will become the 44th President of the United-States of America, and the very first afro-American to hold this position.
He was born in August, 4th 1961 in Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii. His parents met during their studies in Hawaii, his father came from Kenya, and her mother from Kansas. Due to his origins and his multiple roots, Barack Obama is a symbol of the American melting-pot. His election is definitely symbolic.

After studying law in Harvard, Obama started his lawyer carrier, and met the woman who truned into his wife and who gave birth to his two children. He entered in politics in 1996, and served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. Then he became senator in 2005. His popularity enabled him to apply for the democrat primary elections in 2007.

He defeated Hillary Clinton, and turned into the official democrat campaigner for the Presidential and everybody knows what comes next...