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Roland Wallace Burris (born August 3, 1937) is an American retired Democratic politician and attorney who served as Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 to 1995. In January 2009, he was appointed a United States Senator, succeeding Barack Obama, who resigned to become president of the United States.
Roland Wallace Burris (Centralia, Illinois, 3 de agosto de 1937) [1] é um político estadunidense, ex-senador pelo estado de Illinois, ocupando a vaga que pertencia ao presidente Barack Obama. Nomeação para o Senado
1 de mai. de 2024 · Roland Burris is an American Democratic politician who was the first African American elected to statewide office in Illinois. His appointment as U.S. senator (2009–10) to fill the seat vacated by Pres. Barack Obama made him the fourth African American to serve in the Senate since Reconstruction.
Learn about Roland Burris, the first African American elected to state office in Illinois and the U.S. Senator who filled Barack Obama's seat. Explore his achievements, challenges and controversies in this comprehensive biography.
18 de jan. de 2009 · Roland Burris (1937- ) On January 15, 2009 Roland Wallace Burris was sworn in as the U.S. Senator from Illinois. Burris’s appointment made him the third African American U.S. Senator from the state and the sixth black U.S. Senator in the history of the United States.
Roland W. Burris is a pioneer, accomplishing many firsts and other noteworthy achievements during his distinguished career. Born in 1937 in Centralia, Illinois, Burris earned a political science degree from Southern Illinois University, and later his law degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C.
31 de dez. de 2008 · • While attorney general, Burris oversaw the controversial murder conviction (later overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court) of Rolando Cruz, accused of killing a 10-year old girl.
