Barack Obama Accomplishments

Barack Hussein Obama II was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in August 4, 1961. In 1983, he graduated from Columbia University in New York City. In 1988, he enrolled in Harvard Law School and became the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. After graduation, he became a civil rights attorney and professor. He also taught constitutional law at the University Of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Obama represented the 13th District for three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, when he ran for the U.S. Senate. From 2005 to 2008, he served as the junior Senator for the State of Illinois.

In 2008, Barack Obama was nominated for presidency. He won the election and became the first African American elected president of the Unites

One of his most important accomplishments was the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden.

After winning re-election in 2013, Obama was sworn in for a second term. During his second term, Obama promoted equal treatment for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Americans, women in the military and encouraged the Supreme Court to lift the ban on same-sex marriage. Obama was an advocated for gun control after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. He also issued executive actions that helped the environment and immigrates. Barack Obama helped promote discussions that led to the 2015 Paris Agreement on global climate change.

Barack Obama’s character traits can be described as brave, caring and intelligent. He is brave because he ended the war in Iraq, and began the removal of American troops from Afghanistan. He tried to be a man of his word and displayed the willingness to do what is right, regardless how what the consequences are. He used his presidency to make significant changes to help low and middle Americans against the interests of the rich and