Obama Victory Celebrations Around the World

Americans weren't the only ones celebrating.

Barack Obama Celebrated on the Beach                - President Barack Obama’s presidency has inspired many of Pattnaik’s works. "I created the sculpture to congratulate Obama for the election victory," he told reporters. Pattnaik also celebrated Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize win in 2009 with a different sculpture.(Photo: REUTERS/Stringer)

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India - Americans weren't the only ones cheering after President Obama was re-elected to office. See how people overseas congratulated the president on winning another historic term in office. — Naeesa AzizIndian sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik paid homage to the president with a sand sculpture he created on a beach in Puri, India. (Photo: REUTERS/Stringer)

Sydney - Obama supporters in Sydney watched the election results come in live.    (Photo: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Sydney - Obama supporters in Sydney watched the election results come in live.    (Photo: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Jakarta, Indonesia - Students at Jakarta's State Elementary School Menteng 01, where U.S. President Barack Obama attended as a child, watched as the election results came in. (Photo: REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni)

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Jakarta, Indonesia - Students at Jakarta's State Elementary School Menteng 01, where U.S. President Barack Obama attended as a child, watched as the election results came in. (Photo: REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni)

New Delhi - Indian students cheered after Obama was projected as the winner of the election Tuesday night. (Photo: AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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New Delhi - Indian students cheered after Obama was projected as the winner of the election Tuesday night. (Photo: AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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Seoul, South Korea - A South Korean man carried a cutout of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney after an election watch party.  (Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

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Seoul, South Korea - A South Korean man carried a cutout of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney after an election watch party.  (Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

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Granny Obama, Kenya Celebrate White House Win - The step-grandmother of Barack Obama celebrated the president’s re-election Wednesday in the tiny Kenyan village of Kogelo. (Photo: AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Kogelo, Kenya - Obama's granny celebrated in the president's father's hometown of Kogelo, Kenya, and said her grandson won because, "he has got the knowledge to love all people, he doesn't have the knowledge of division."

Kogelo, Kenya - Granny Obama wasn't the only one excited. Other friends and neighbors of the Obama family also partied in Kogelo.

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Kogelo, Kenya - Granny Obama wasn't the only one excited. Other friends and neighbors of the Obama family also partied in Kogelo.

Tokyo - Obama's victory was front page news in Tokyo.  (Photo: REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao)

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Tokyo - Obama's victory was front page news in Tokyo.  (Photo: REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao)

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Mexico City - Obama's Mexican supporters celebrated the president's victory. (Photo: REUTERS/Henry Romero)

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Mexico City - Obama's Mexican supporters celebrated the president's victory. (Photo: REUTERS/Henry Romero)

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London - An Obama supporter cheered while watching coverage of the elections at an event in London. (Photo: Bethany Clarke/Getty Images)

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London - An Obama supporter cheered while watching coverage of the elections at an event in London. (Photo: Bethany Clarke/Getty Images)

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