Barack Obama & Haile Selassie

Did Barack Obama and Haile Selassie live at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Haile Selassie lived at the same time for 14 years, from 1961 to 1975.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Barack Obama · Haile Selassie · Born in 1961 · Born in 1892

Barack Obama

Politics & Leadership

44th US President, first African American president

Haile Selassie

Politics & Leadership

Emperor of Ethiopia, Rastafari symbol

18922026

Barack Obama

Haile Selassie

Barack Obama

Politics & Leadership

Born in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

Haile Selassie

Politics & Leadership

Born in Ejersa Goro

Died in Addis Ababa

World Events During Their Overlap

1961 Berlin Wall constructed

1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

1963 Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

1964 Civil Rights Act signed in the United States

1969 Apollo 11: first humans walk on the Moon

1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and independence

1973 1973 oil crisis

1975 Fall of Saigon; Vietnam War ends

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Sources

Barack Obama — Wikipedia
Barack Obama (Q76) — Wikidata
Haile Selassie — Wikipedia
Haile Selassie (Q41178) — Wikidata