22 August 2018 | Author/Destination: Editorial / Redaktion | Rubric: Portrait
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US President Barack Obama taking his Oath of Office © defenseimagery.mil – Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo
Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the
44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2017. The first
African American to assume the presidency, he was previously the
junior United States Senator from
Illinois from 2005 to 2008. Before that, he served in the
Illinois State Senate from 1997 until 2004. For the moment, he is the last US president who is obliged to the
values of the
West:
democracy,
freedom,
respect for the right and dignity of man, irrespective of
origin,
color,
religion,
sex,
sexual orientation or
political attitude, and in compliance with
national and
international law.
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