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sineoko [7]
3 years ago
8

What was the historical significance of Barack Obama’s election in 2008?

History
2 answers:
snow_tiger [21]3 years ago
6 0
The most significant thing about Obama's election in 2008 was that he was the first black president to ever hold the presidency.
Minchanka [31]3 years ago
4 0
First black president
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