Black president may refer to:
Politics
United States
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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
, first African-American president of the United States
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African-American candidates for President of the United States
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African-American heritage of presidents of the United States
This article includes information on the African heritage of presidents of the United States, together with information on unsubstantiated claims that certain presidents of the United States had African ancestry. (All ''Homo sapiens'' descend fro ...
, including unsubstantiated rumors
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Elsewhere
Some nations which give the title "President" to their heads of state or of government (especially in
sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...
and the
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
) have had numerous Black presidents.
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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist who served as the President of South Africa, first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1 ...
, the first black President of South Africa
Music
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Black President (band)
Black President is an American punk rock band. It was formed in 2005 by Circle Jerks/Bad Religion guitarist Greg Hetson and Goldfinger guitarist Charlie Paulson.
History
The band was originally formed in late 2005 by Hetson and Paulson, who w ...
, an American punk rock group
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''Black President'' (Black President album), 2008
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''Black President'' (Brenda Fassie album), 1990
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"Black President" (song), the title song
* ''Black President'', an album by
Fela Kuti
Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti; 15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997), also known as Abami Eda, was a Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist. He is regarded as the p ...
, 1981
* "Black President", a song by Nas from his
untitled album
Many musical works have been created or released without a title.
Albums
* The untitled fifth album by Blink-182, later known as ''Blink-182'', 2003
* _, the untitled tenth album by BT, 2016
* ''3 Foot Clearance'', the untitled thirtieth album ...
, 2008
See also
* ''
O Presidente Negro'' (lit. ''The Black President''), a 1926 novel by Monteiro Lobato
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