Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America.
Ceoafrica gathered that he was born on the 14th of June, 1946 in Queens, New York City, he received an economics degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968.
In 1971, Trump took charge of his family';s real estate and construction firm, Elizabeth Trump & Son, which was later, renamed The Trump Organization. During his business career, he has built, renovated, and managed numerous office towers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses.
He owned the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants from 1996 to 2015, and has lent the use of his name in the branding of various products.
From 2004 to 2015, he hosted The Apprentice, a reality television show on NBC. As of 2016, Forbes listed him as the 324th wealthiest person in the world (113th in the United States), with a net worth of $4.5 billion.
Trump sought the Reform Party';s presidential nomination in 2000, but withdrew before voting began. He considered running as a Republican for the 2012 election, but ultimately decided against it. In June 2015, he announced his candidacy for the 2016 election, and quickly emerged as the front-runner among 17 contenders in the Republican primaries.
His final opponents suspended their campaigns in May 2016, and in July he was formally nominated at the Republican Convention along with Mike Pence as his running mate.
Trump won the general election on November 8, 2016, against Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton. At age 70, he is the oldest and wealthiest person to assume the presidency, the first without prior military or governmental service, and the fifth elected with less than a plurality of the national popular vote.
