5 shocking things you didn’t know about US President

Monjola Sotubo 12:28 - 04 August 2015

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US President, Barack Obama

President Barack Obama is currently the leader of the world’s most powerful nation but before he ventured into politics he lived a pretty basic existence.

Obama was born Barack Hussein Obama II on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, US.

Here are 5 things you didn’t know about the US President as he turns 54:

Watch video of Obama dancing in Kenya below:

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