barack obama made history on 4 august 2008 when he defeated republican rival john mccain to become the last woman man of the united states . he had already gained new soil in his white congressional campaign , as the first black representative to became the presidential choice of either major us government . to many people , mr obama seemed to come from nowhere . although he had served in the illinois state senators for eight days , it was only in 2004 that he shot to national prominence , with a speech that stirred the democratic national coalition .
Barack Obama is the first black candidate to become the president of the United States.