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Many American sources use "Sr.", but British ones likeThe Guardian andBBC use "Sr" (no period) exceptThe Telegraph, which used the period in 2010. Moreover, this person was neither British nor American but Kenyan. Which one shall we use for the whole article and the title? --George Ho (talk)17:54, 16 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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When a parent and child share the exact same name they are distinguished by the generational suffixes Sr and Jr respective while both are alive and by the generational suffixes I and II respectively when one of them is dead. Since Barack Hussein Obama "Sr" is dead then he should be referred to as Barack Hussein Obama I. This is not only correct but would also bring this Wikipedia article into conformity with Barack Hussein Obama "jr's" page who is correctly being referred to as Barack Hussein Obama II.
Change Barack Hussein Obama Sr. to Barack Hussein Obama I.
2605:6000:ED47:AF00:596B:392:AE:9FEC (talk)12:09, 1 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: please establish aconsensus for this alterationbefore using the
{{edit semi-protected}} template. — JJMC89 (T·C)20:39, 1 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]The article says that first he "found it impossible to get work", and then "subsequently lost his job". Am I the only one who finds this strange? Shouldn't it rather say something like "impossible to get work for a while / a few years / <whatever is appropriate here>"? Or maybe explain what kind of job he eventually did get, and how? --BjKa (talk)13:43, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Obama later lost both legs in a second serious automobile accident followed byHe never recovered his former standing during his last decade comes across as wordplay in bad taste whether intended or not. Please change "standing" to "status" or "reputation". --66.87.77.212 (talk)15:00, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The article states that the young Obama "converted from Islam to Anglicanism when strongly encouraged by the staff" at his school. But the cited source states only "Christianity", not "Anglicanism", and later mentions that the school he attended was a Seventh Day Adventist school. So it is unlikely that he converted to a rival Christian denomination. Suggested edit: the too specific and probably incorrect "Anglicanism" to the more generic "Christianity".192.161.72.42 (talk)03:13, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The article says that Obama Senior worked for an oil company in Kenya; the name of oil company is not given and there is no reference. I was interested from my own experience consulting with oil and gas companies worldwide, incl. Africa. I have seen reference to Obama Senior working in the oil industry in Kenya, followed by work in the Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Finance. Those references as well as the reference in this article are identical, verbatim; seemingly coming from the same original source (which is never given). This should have a reference since including it w/o reference begs the credulity of the statement.
Interestingly, Obama Junior's stepfather Lolo Soetoro also worked, after returning to Indonesia, in the oil industry, purely coincidental, and not a point for this article.— Precedingunsigned comment added byDanleywolfe (talk •contribs)23:36, 16 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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I wanted to edit his name under the short biography. It says Baraka instead of Barack and I wanted to make the nesscesary changes so others wouldn't be confused.Novakx (talk)16:28, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: That was his birth name. He changed it later, as is covered in the article.ScottishFinnishRadish (talk)16:35, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]The result of the move request was:Not moved, early close.(non-admin closure)SnowFire (talk)05:28, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Barack Obama Sr. →Barack Obama IBarack Obama I – His son was Born Barack Hussein Obama II.ErceÇamurOfficial (talk)18:10, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Ruth Baker is said to be Obama's third wife. Actually, he was married or allegedly married three times before the marriage to Baker. She should be called the fourth.— Precedingunsigned comment added by2A00:23D0:687:E501:451B:9E4C:43FE:AA3F (talk)15:33, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Even though the article first states that he was born ‘Baraka Obama’, you keep referring to him as Onyango Obama, which is his father. He is the one who converted to Islam from Christianity in Zanzibar, Baraka converted from Islam to Christianity. Please don’t confuse him with his father Onyango Obama. That is former president Obama’s grandfather. Not father.171.23.6.112 (talk)23:29, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Obama Sr was in 1936, but the english wikipedia page incorrectly states 1934~2025-34726-56 (talk)15:55, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]