Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize 2009
October 9th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Zurich, Oct 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US president Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize 2009 for his work in giving the world citizens a hope for the better future. He has won for its humanitarian efforts in improving the quality of life for all the citizens of the world.
Barack Hussein Obama was born August 4, 1961 is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first born in Hawaii. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review.
He scored another first of sorts by winning the Nobel Peace Prize while just a few months in office.
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