Barack Obama, the son of a black father fromKenya and a white American mother, was' born inHonolulu, Hawaii on August 4th, 1961. When he wasonly a small boy, he dreamt of becoming the Presidentof the 'united States. In 1988, he was admitted intoHarvard Law School, where he gained his doct6r's de-gree in 1991. After graduation, he worked as a lawyer,lecturer and then took up politics. On November 4,2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain in thegeneral election and became the first African Ameri-can to be elected President of the United States.