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Former U.S. President Barack Obama turns 60: a look back (35 images)

Former President Barack Obama, the first Black president of the United States, turns 60 on August 4, 2021. Obama served two terms in the White House, from 2009 to 2017, as America's 44th president. Here's a look back at his life through the years.



A young Barack Obama is pictured in the Punahou School yearbook in Honolulu. He graduated in 1979. Photo courtesy of the Obama Press Office
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Obama is pictured in an undated photo in New York City where he graduated in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in political science from Columbia University. Photo courtesy of the Obama Press Office
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As a U.S. senator from Illinois, Obama (L) arrives for President George W. Bush's annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 23, 2007. A month later, he announced his candidacy for president. Pool Photo by Larry Downing/UPI
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Democratic presidential candidate Obama applauds after delivering his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver on August 28, 2008. Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI
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