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Donald Trump
b. 1977
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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1977 December 31, 1977 →Biography
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
Timeline
The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.
August 16 →American businessman Donald Trump announces his campaign to run for President of the United States in the upcoming election.
June 16 →Donald Trump is elected 45th President of the United States. He became the oldest and wealthiest person ever to assume the presidency, and the first without prior military or government service.
November 8 →Donald Trump is elected the 45th President of the United States, defeating Hillary Clinton, the first woman ever to receive a major party's nomination.
November 8 →Super Tuesday, dans la course aux investitures démocrate et républicaine de l’élection présidentielle américaine, Hillary Clinton et Donald Trump sont les grands vainqueurs.
March 1 →United States President Donald Trump visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall.
May 22 →Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America, becoming the oldest person to hold the office in U.S history
January 20 →U.S. President Donald Trump orders the 2017 Shayrat missile strike against Syria in retaliation for the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack.
April 7 →Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America.
January 20 →Donald Trump's administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel.
December 6 →Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day as president of the United States.
January 21 →More from the Late 20th Century
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