Tsonga is spoken by approximately 1,750,000 people in South Africa and an estimated 3,275,000 in the region including countries such as Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Other names used for the language are Shitsonga, Thonga, Tonga, Shangana, and Shangaan.songa is spoken by approximately 1,750,000 people in South Africa and an estimated 3,275,000 in the region including countries such as Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Other names used for the language are Shitsonga, Thonga, Tonga, Shangana, and Shangaan.
Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain by winning the popular election on November 4, 2008, winning 52.9% of the popular vote.
On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected President of the United States, sparking many celebrations in the United States and around the world. He gained almost 53% of the popular vote and 365 electoral votes.pon the vote of the Electoral College on December 15, 2008, and the subsequent certification thereof by a Joint Session of the United States Congress on January 8, 2009, Barack Obama was elected President of the United States and Joe Biden Vice President of the United States, with 365 of 538 electors.