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Barack Obama & Jorge Luis Borges

Did Barack Obama and Jorge Luis Borges live at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Jorge Luis Borges lived at the same time for 25 years, from 1961 to 1986.[1][2][3][4]

Barack Obama · Jorge Luis Borges · Born in 1961 · Born in 1899

Barack Obama
Barack Obama
1961–present
Politics & Leadership
44th US President, first African American president
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
1899–1986
Literature
Labyrinths, Ficciones, master of the short story
18992026
Barack Obama
Jorge Luis Borges
Barack Obama
Politics & Leadership
Born in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Jorge Luis Borges
Literature
Born in Buenos Aires
Died in Geneva

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
1979 Iranian Revolution
1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster

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Sources

  1. Barack Obama — Wikipedia
  2. Barack Obama (Q76) — Wikidata
  3. Jorge Luis Borges — Wikipedia
  4. Jorge Luis Borges (Q909) — Wikidata