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Nov 16, 2020 · His father, Barack Obama Sr., was a successful Kenyan economist, while his mother Ann Dunham was an accomplished American anthropologist. Here's what we know about the pair, including how they met while studying at the University of Hawaii in 1960.
Stanley Ann Dunham (November 29, 1942 – November 7, 1995) was an American anthropologist who specialized in the economic anthropology and rural development of Indonesia. She was the mother of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.
In January 1964, Dunham filed for divorce in Honolulu which was not contested by Obama; they were divorced on 20 March 1964, whereupon Ann Dunham was granted sole custody of their son. [25] [10] Obama was forced to leave his PhD program at Harvard University in May 1964 (and received an M.A. in economics from Harvard in 1965).
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Jul 1, 2011 · A year after Obama Sr. enrolled at the university, he met Stanley Ann Dunham, a 17-year-old from Kansas who was studying Russian. "Both of them were quite taken with each other," says...
May 3, 2011 · Obama Sr. stayed in school in Hawaii, and Dunham returned to Seattle with her newborn baby, Barack. She returned to Honolulu in 1963; she and Obama divorced in 1964. In 1966, Dunham...
Jan 6, 2024 · Updated January 18, 2024. Stanley Ann Dunham had a lifelong influence on her son, but tragically, she died in November 1995 — 13 years before Barack Obama would be elected president. Stanley Ann Dunham, Barack Obama’s mother, wasn’t there when her son was elected 44th President of the United States.
Jun 18, 2016 · Barack Obama Sr.’s letters, which span the period from 1958 to 1964, offer new insights, particularly about his years in the United States. But the records, which were preserved among the...
