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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.
Haile Selassie I
vspolitics · Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 · politician
Barack Obama
politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician
Public office comparison
Barack Obama leads 2–1 on 3 scored measures.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 44 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
- 2Offices held4
- 44 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
- 1930In office since1997
- —PartyDemocratic Party
Recognition
- 2Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
- 31State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
- 2Honorary doctorates3
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 31State order2
- 2Honorary doctorate3
Profile
- 83Age65
- 23 July 1892Born4 August 1961
- Ejersa GoroBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- Ethiopian EmpireNationalityUnited States
- politician, monarch, rulerKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
- 48 yrsCareer span55 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 105Entries197
- 3Quotes30
- 98Records155
- 4Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating12
- 2025Newest entry2026
Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.