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How Barack Obama’s Father Died in a Tragic Accident in Kenya


Barack Obama is one of the most famous leaders of the United States as went against all odds and became the first African American president. 

In this article, Times Digital is going to focus on the life of his father Barack Obama Senior and how he tragically died. 

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PHOTO COURTESY: Barack Obama and his Dad

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What family did Barack Obama come from? 

The former president of the United States was born to a Kenyan father and an American mother. 

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PHOTO COURTESY: Barack Obama father and mother

His father Barack Obama Senior, an economist from Havard university, came from a small village in Nyanza, Kenya. 

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On the other hand Ann Dunham was Barack Obama mother. She was an American who specialized as an anthropologist. 

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How Barack Obama Senior died 

Obama Snr was involved in a number of accidents before the one that ultimately claimed his life. 

He went to see his kid in Hawaii in 1971 while still nursing a broken leg from the year before. Later, he was involved in another car accident and lost both of his legs. He eventually lost his job as a result and this led to poverty which resulted to Mr. Obama Senior’s life spirals out of control. 

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He would later be involved in another relationship where George Obama, his last kid was born. 

Which car Killed Obama Sr in the accident? 

According to a local news outlet The Standard, Barack Obama Senior bought a green Chevrolet LUV KB20 model, chassis number 9583320 as he worked in the ministry of Finance in Kenya. 

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PHOTO COURTESY: The Car in Which Obama Senior got an accident and passed away

Sadly, Obama Senior didn’t know that the car he had purchased on loan would later claim his life. 

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As per the local news outlet Barack Obama Sr. passed away on November 24, 1982, before he could  repay the loan that he had used to acquire the green Chevrolet.

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PHOTO COURTESY: The Standard

Later, the vehicle was hauled to the Ministry of Finance’s scrap yard following the fatal accident.


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