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Obama Inauguration

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 15: Valerie Trierweiler, partner of France's president-elect Francois Hollande, greets the crowd during the handover ceremony at Elysee Palace on May 15, 2012 in Paris, France. While Sarkozy has suggested that he will leave politics to return to a career in law, Francois Hollande will name his cabinet and travel to Germany for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel within hours of his inauguration.

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About Obama Inauguration

The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States took place on January 20, 2009. The inauguration, which set a record attendance for any event held in Washington, D.C., marked the commencement of the four‑year term of Barack Obama as President and Joseph (Joe) Biden as Vice President. With his inauguration as President of the United States, Obama became the first African American to hold the office, the first President born in Hawaii and the third President to hail from Illinois. People in the United States and from around the world paid unequaled attention to the inaugural event, with reactions ranging from celebration and praise to cautious optimism and indifference.

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