Barack Obama was the first African American president of the United States (2009β17). He oversaw the recovery of the U.S. economy (from the Great Recession of 2008β09) and the enactment of landmark health care reform (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act). In 2009 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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