Watch: President Obama's Greatest Accomplishments

President Barack Obama, the nation’s first black President will be leaving office in a matter of weeks. When he first entered the Oval Office, America faced its worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, but after a full eight year’s of leading the nation, the United States economy has recovered and has experienced a substantial level of growth.

With health care reform, the financial crisis, the demise of Osama Bin Laden and a number of domestic victories in his column of triumphs, NewsOne looks back at President Obama’s top accomplishments. (Not ranked in order)

• Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
• Restored the American Economy
• Authorized the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden
• Signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act for women
• Repealed Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and ensured equality for LGBT Americans
• Raised the federal minimum wage to $10.10
• Signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
• Supported Criminal Justice Reform and signed the Fair Sentencing Act
• Ended military involvement in the Iraq War and ended combat missions in Afghanistan
• Launched the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative to empower boys and young men of color
• Implemented the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy to protect young undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children
• One of the key leaders in the fight for the Paris Agreement which created a comprehensive framework to reduce global climate change

SOURCE: White House, AOL, Washington Monthly | PHOTO CREDIT: Alex Wong / Getty

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