Barack Obama Wins 2012 US Presidential Election

Barack Obama Wins 2012 US Presidential Election

Barack Obama won the election for second term as US President defeating closest rival Republican Gov. Mitt Romney on Tuesday, November 6.

His winning marks another history for Obama and the US as he now becomes the only the second Democrat to win a second four-year White House term since World War II.

"This happened because of you. Thank you," the first black US President said to his 22 million followers on Twitter.