Hussein Onyango Obama

E47224
human

Hussein Onyango Obama was the Kenyan grandfather of U.S. President Barack Obama, known for his service as a cook for the British in World War II and his role in the Obama family’s roots in western Kenya.

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Label Occurrences
Hussein Onyango Obama canonical 4

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
child Barack Obama Sr. ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kenya ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 1895 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1979 ⓘ
describedIn Barack Obama’s family narratives ⓘ
Dreams from My Father ⓘ
employer Colonial Office ⓘ
surface form: British colonial administration
ethnicGroup Luo people ⓘ
familyName Barack Obama ⓘ
surface form: Obama
father Barack Obama ⓘ
surface form: Obama
givenName Hussein ⓘ
grandparentOf Barack Obama ⓘ
hasRoleIn Obama family history ⓘ
livedDuring British colonial rule in Kenya ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
name Hussein Onyango Obama self-link ⓘ
nativeLanguage Dholuo ⓘ
notableFor being the Kenyan grandfather of Barack Obama ⓘ
role in the Obama family’s roots in western Kenya ⓘ
service as a cook for the British in World War II ⓘ
notableRelative Barack Obama ⓘ
Barack Obama Sr. ⓘ
Sarah Onyango Obama ⓘ
occupation cook ⓘ
domestic worker ⓘ
participantIn World War II ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kenya ⓘ
surface form: British Kenya

Nyanza region ⓘ
surface form: Nyanza Province

Rachuonyo District ⓘ
placeOfDeath Alego Kogelo ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ
Nyanza region ⓘ
surface form: Nyanza Province

Siaya District ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
residence Alego Kogelo ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ
Nyanza region ⓘ
surface form: Nyanza Province

Siaya District ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Habiba Akumu Nyanjoga ⓘ
surface form: Akumu Nyanjoga

Habiba Akumu Obama ⓘ
Sarah Onyango Obama ⓘ

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Barack Obama Sr. → father → Hussein Onyango Obama ⓘ
Hussein Onyango Obama → name → Hussein Onyango Obama self-link ⓘ
Habiba Akumu Obama → spouse → Hussein Onyango Obama ⓘ
Sarah Onyango Obama → spouse → Hussein Onyango Obama ⓘ