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The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution, the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3] The ...
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama, from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2011.For his time as president-elect, see the presidential transition of Barack Obama; for a detailed account of his first months in office, see first 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency; for a complete itinerary of his travels, see list of presidential trips made by Barack Obama.
In 2008, President Bush had signed the US–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement, in which the United States committed to withdrawing all forces by late 2011. [ 293 ] [ 294 ] Obama attempted to convince Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki to allow US soldiers to stay past 2011, but the large presence of American soldiers was unpopular with most ...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigate claims that hackers in China attacked the Google email accounts of officials in the United States and Asian countries, as well as Chinese pro-democracy activists. [134] [135] Mitt Romney announces plans to seek the Republican Party nomination as President of the United States. [136] [137]
Of the individuals elected president of the United States, four died of natural causes while in office (William Henry Harrison, [1] Zachary Taylor, [2] Warren G. Harding [3] and Franklin D. Roosevelt), four were assassinated (Abraham Lincoln, [4] James A. Garfield, [4] [5] William McKinley [6] and John F. Kennedy) and one resigned from office ...
Barack Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, was elected president of the United States on November 4, 2008 and was inaugurated as the nation's 44th president on January 20, 2009. . He was re-elected on November 6, 2012; his second inauguration was on January 20, 2013, and his presidency ended on January 20, 2017, with the inauguration of Donald Tru
History of the United States presidency This article includes a list of lists . If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
The 112th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. It convened in Washington, D.C. , on January 3, 2011, and ended on January 3, 2013, 17 days before the end of the presidential term to which Barack Obama was elected in 2008.