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Personal Illinois State Senator and U.S. Senator from Illinois 44th President of the United States Tenure
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Barack Obama, aDemocrat fromIllinois, was electedpresident of the United States onNovember 4, 2008 and wasinaugurated as the nation's44th president on January 20, 2009. He was re-elected onNovember 6, 2012; hissecond inauguration was on January 20, 2013, and his presidency ended on January 20, 2017, with theinauguration of Donald Trump. The following articles cover thetimeline ofObama's presidency, and the time leading up to it: