Barack Obama and His Childhood in Indonesia
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The electoral campaign for the next president of the United States is still a hot issue until recent days, especially because one of the candidates is an Afro-American and thus grabs public’s attention, even the world, and Indonesia as well. Why? Because, apparently, Barack Obama spent his childhood in Jakarta in late 1960’s after his mother, Ann Durham, married to an Indonesian student named Lolo Soetoro, who was pursuing an MA degree in East-West Center, University of Hawaii. Then Obama was brought to his new family in Indonesia.
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It came to my interest when I found out that Barry, his childhood nickname, also attended a local school twice in an elite Jakarta region: SD Assisi and SD Besuki Menteng (SD or ‘Sekolah Dasar’ in Indonesian means elementary school). Even though rumors said that these two schools are a ‘base-camp’ for future Islamic fundamentalists, but in fact SD Assisi is a private Catholic while SD Besuki Menteng is a locally superior public school which accepts students from various religious backgrounds.
Obama’s years in Indonesia were memorable for some of his ex-schoolmates as well as his teachers. He was known among his friends for his smartness and not to mention his naughtiness towards girls. Following is an excerpt from Voice of America (VOA)-Indonesian Program News (I give you the brief translation below):
“Barack Obama’s background is indeed unique. After Obama’s mother was divorced with a Kenyan origin, she married to Soentoro, an Indonesian citizen when Obama was still six years old. He was then brought to Jakarta together with his new family. What was Obama like when he was a child? Here are comments from his childhood fellows: ‘he used to be a naughty boy particularly among his female seniors. Once he destroyed the school’s fence which made from bamboos.’ ‘In a creative writing lesson, other students said that they wanted to be a doctor or pilot, but Barry claimed that he wanted to be a president.’ ‘He is smart, as he studied not only at school, but also did a correspondent course abroad.’ On his fifth grade, Barry moved back to Hawaii to live with his grandparents..."
Here is also another excerpt about ‘Barry’ Obama’s childhood in Indonesia from Al-Jazeera News that you can listen to in English:
Well, whether or not he would be elected as the next American president, ‘Barry’ or Barack Hussein Obama will always be remembered as the only one candidate who spent his early years in Indonesia, something that is worth for us to learn from, the Indonesian people.
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Very interesting history. I haven't heard before.
It's always good to get this sort of information directly. It was amazing the lies that were being told about his time living in Indonesia. At the very least, the media should have worked harder to report the truth.
In order to attend Indonesian public schools, it was necessary, at that time, to be an Indonesian citizen and that means that Barry has to have been a citizen of at least one other country before. Since you are from Indonesia, you must know this.
You might be interested to know that this disqualifies him for being POTUSA, under Article II of the American Consitution.
See my article about this at http://democratsforrealchange.info/
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the victory of barrack obama as the president - elect of USA shows that God is not a respecter of persons and also it shows that if you are destined to be somebody tommorrow, your family background, whether rich or poor has nothing to do with it, rather the will of God, determination and self confidence can do all.
This is very interesting article. Thanks for the info, dinamars.
Btw, I'd like to comment to vrajavala's. At that time, foreigners don't have to be Indonesian citizen to study in public school (actually, both in SD Besuki Menteng, the public school, and in SD Asisi, the private one). The foreigners then will be said as WNA - Warga Negara Asing (foreigner) in their ID card (or school ID card). The problem they would have would be only the language since all the program in all the public elementary schools were taught in Bahasa (except for foreign language subjects such as English, Mandarin, Arabic, etc).
So, I don't think that Obama had to be Indonesian Citizen to study in those elementary schools.
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obama is not my type but now being at a christian school im willling to give him a chance hes only human and i wish all of you that read this will just one time for me will pick up the bible and read it after that pray trust me its not back proverb 17:17 talks about being a friend proverb 23 talks about drug do it for obama
whoever is reading this, i just wanted to say that i really did not want obama as our country's president and then i got to know more stuff about him and i realized that as being a christian, i should just get over the fact that i do not like him because he will be our president for at least four years and so i need to except the fact that he will be with us for a while and so im going to give him a chance and so any other obama dislikers out there i just want to let you know that we should try to be an example for others and pray for our president and love our enemies. So I encourage you to read the bible more often if you dont already and give him a chance like me and some others. Love, youst-to-be obama disliker. :)
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don't tell me
obama is just great. my ambition in life is to become like him someday.
i wish obama a very very good life.when i become great like you the
first thing i'll do is i'll come n meet u
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I think you are interest about Indonesia. Obama still remember, that he spent his childhood in Indonesia. Just only 3 years.
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I LOVE BARACK OBAMA ! GREAT U.S PRESIDENT :)
Obama, he is trully President of USA. He is a peace maker, he will do change for America, good image for USA. he is humble, caring person. Bravo Obama, Bravo United Sates of America. With Love from Indonesia.
i love you brack obama
Thank you Obama!! I've always wanted America to have an oppressive government just like the middle eastern nations.And thank you for allowing me to choose between health insurance and prison time.I just can't wait to see the look on my childrens face when they realize they will be forced into government servitude with the civil sevice.What a wonderful way to solve the illegal immigration issue.!!Just make our laws more oppressive than theirs.What a great time to be American.
obama is a good person to be president in the u.s.a. he is tight.
President Obama swaggers because he's confident in his beliefs and not afraid to take a stand on his policies...It's good to see a president who's more than qualified to bring about the change this country has been needing for a long,long time...Way to go President Obama!!!
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He is God creation. He is God fearing. He is loyal to the country he represents.
Pres. Obama is God sent blessing to the people especially in USA. Give him the time to prove his worth as president elect.
With God guidance, he will be able to do what are expected of him. "Be the change you want to see in the world."
Pres. Obama is God creation. He is God fearing person. He had been a muslim, you can expect him to be a good example. He will bring peace and development to the USA.
PRES. OBAMA is the right person to head the USA. Give him ample time/chance to prove his worth as president elect. "Be the change you want to see in the world."
Salam: Pres. Obama, you are the mirror of the good example person. I know you are not perfect but at least you have something more to prove that people who elected you won't regret. With the help of Allah, you can overcome all obstacles that come your way..."to be great is to be criticized"
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its lowkey lame
thug life foo
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sh** all my nikkas from the pjs voted for his black ass .. sh** made my day when i found out he won i bout more cool aid .. and fry chicken to celibrate
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Indonesia is a tolerant country and Obama would have benefited from his stay there.
hey waazup, Where y'all niggas goin?
you are so cool. am glade your president.
I like obama! because he is very responsible person.He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004.
I am working as a teacher in Asisi school where Obama spent 2 years here as 4 and 5 grader.I was shocked that our school victimized and called as extreme Islamic boarding "pesantren" school, In fact we are catholic school that,s the name is given after St.Franciskus Asisi. Politic is harsh ..
People of America...see what president has done now to your country, a change for the many. Just support him everything will gonna be alright. He will make your country great with God Help! May I request that Pres. Obama to write me at the addree: DOH-Centr for Health Develpment-Zamboanga Peninsula, Upper Calarian, Zamboanga City - 7000
you are good and clever.
About INDONESIA and Indonesian people
I see a transition, the old order, guided democracy, the new order and reform that has been successfully by those who live in the land of Indonesia, namely the sages that are respected and influential since the world undertook Indonesia and which continued to appear until now.
They named INDONESIA which means no Indonesian people in general.
Indonesian society on earth to see with his feeling that they can be so successful because they worship the gods and they secretly worship Satan, that is, moon and the star.
All Indonesian leaders from their communities, it's because the Indonesian people deal with things, objects, situations in which sensitive that's why people choose their Indonesian to the welfare of the people are met. When they fall then it's because his own downfall and if indeed that happens then the people will suffer most and suffering of the people's capital back beginning of their appearance.
It is a national phenomenon and people already know that they have the people or devices that were planted to bring the destruction of the enemy when his downfall.
So, who their real enemies?
Surely Allah Almighty!
About INDONESIA from the beginning
Ended his own REGIME,
Infiltration from seeping into the hard-line Indonesian.
Presence of religious teachings with the pattern of fundamentalism is a dangerous thing, because in this doctrine a person is taught to read the holy book literally without looking at contexts.
Religions that teach ethical values turned into virtual reality with an offer aesthetic.
Strategy to damage the reputation of the REGIME itself!
That is the fruit of the ingenuity and sincerity to shed the blood of the Indonesian people and the MEDIA to speak and act like it.
i luv barack oobaama y because he is ma husband
barrack obama the best
Now we Know he is an Illiegall immigrant i herd as well that he hated this country until he was wanting to run for leadership in the US
i love Obama .
hes making america really good now , i hate when people blame him for the oil spill especially , I MEAN FORREAL DID HE DO IT NOOOO , Whats their faces did it !!!!! i hate it && i hate how some ppl are still racist . Their should be a law to love all other races. Cause you dont know how many racial comments are done in school . mhm... think about it !
Ilove Obama for he is never retrogressive but dynamic;furthermore, he has made history to be the first black African president in a white complexion dominated nation.Keep the fire burnig Obama.
Ilove Obama for he is never retrogressive but dynamic;furthermore, he has made history to be the first black African president in a white complexion dominated nation.Keep the fire burnig Obama.
I like obama and also support him
Barack Obama isn't black he is Bi-racial. His mother is white and he wasn't even born in the US he was born in Kenya or something.
uhm he was born in indonisia get your facts straght
thanks to barack obama the world can be better
booooooooo cant do my work with this
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Obamas comments about Christianity proves he is not a Christian
Obamas is beyond Christian and other religions and beliefs, he speaks in universal language for world's peace and security
Good, can you guys please take him back. He is trying to ruin our great country with his Marxist lunacy.
Meh, the Indonesian's are actually quite racist. I wonder if they ever taunted Obama for his darker skin.
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I want u americans to understand something. our country has been taken hostage by a terrorist muslim who is in wanna be status. since he cannot rule in africa, he has come to our country to destroy everything it stands for. for all of u ignorant people out there who worship his ignorant facist, marxist, communism ur in a world of shit or going to be when he marches ur ass to a FEMA death concentration camp at 4 am in the morning. Oh yeah, he has something planned. but so does GOD. I have done a very, very careful background check on the bastard and he has used different names or should i say different spellings for his first name. He has had used dead persons social security numbers and numerous ones at that. He cannot and will not verify his college doctorate if at all if he has even been to college. I could lie to and pay someone 1.4 million to hide certain information about myself as well, but i dont stoop that low. All that fake information he gave our country about where he was born and who was his mother and father. U people r so ignorant, his mother posed nude in many publications over in KENYA and possibly in HAWAII. that is still under investigation. You see there is still garbage that obama has not told the truth to and u people just keep kissing his ass as if her were born here in the United states of America. There is a reason why our country is in the sad ass shape its in now. Its because of deliberate destruction of one person. this damage is being done on purpose. U people watch, you will see and when u do, hopefully for u it wont be too late. U better do some more research though before u start bowing down to your pagan president. i hope u dont go to hell with him. read some scriptures while ur at it.
Been writing a bit about famous people in french comparing them to themselves when they were younger this really helped! :7
Leaders like Obama come in generations.Obama is a man of the people
Obama you are my inspiration.
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My name
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hey doesnt searching obama suck its awful and mrs. f wont let us talk
people are gonna see this. o;
does it look like i care and besides they dont know its us
Yeaah.
keep the same name and make sure its fly kk
and also theres a guy i like but youd freak if i told u who it is
whoooo
cant tell u online and youd defenitly feakkkkkk im serious ud freak and slap me and ask whyyyyyyyy
its victor
hell no pardon my language heck noooooo
o ok. lol
i shouldnt have ritten that
i swear to god u tell anyone i will kill both of u or all of u
i wont.
ok.
im serious i wish i dint tell none of u
you didnt have to blurt mine out
bye c.t.p.f.
im going to die of anxiety
oh. sorry. ~
i heart j not litterly though ty if ur reading this
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hhhheeeeeeeyyyyyyyyy im tonyyyyyyy
hhhhhheyyyyyyyy my name is TYPHON
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hey typhon was upp ttooonnnyyy my man how r u
is obama real because theres thousand of look alikes
im sexy and i know it
where r u guys from
i love obama because he is a nig
i love ben he is the best
i enjoy testiciles rubbing across my face
opps i meant rubbing them on hoezzzzzz faces
no just kidding i actually mean testiciles
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niqqa please
fck all yall nigs hop off my damn page
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tf ?
blow all yall niggas up i aint dead
Im Pregnant Bush!!!!!!
thats why we have abortions
Hillary bush got you pregnant too ?
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RADA RADA RADA RADA
neighhhhhhhhhhhhh
you spelt my name wrong hoe, and bush is mine dont steal my man
I love obama he is my black fool i mean rlly bro he is such a black fool and i didnt vote for him yeah i didnt vote for him well i am calling him a black man that is kewl
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Dear Brarak Obama,
Who will you be going aganst when you realect?
Are your kids doing,oh and every one who hates obama
STINKS!
it was great for my research paper thank u
drbruce 4 years ago
Thanks for this informative hub. I've been asked a lot of questions about Obama's time in Indonesia, but haven't had the chance to research myself.