From Europe and Asia to the Middle East, many expressed amazement that the US could overcome centuries of racial conflict and elect an African-American president.
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, said Obama gave the world __31___   courage to dream.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf — the first woman ­­___32___  (elect) to head an African country — said she did not expect to see a black American president  ___33____  her lifetime.
“All ____34____ (Africa) now know that if you persevere（坚持）, all things are possible,” she said.
In Indonesia, where Obama lived  ___35____  child, hundreds of students at his former elementary school erupted in cheers when he  ____36____  (declare) winner, pouring into the courtyard  ___37___  they hugged, danced in the rain and chanted “Obama! Obama!”
“I remember in the class book, all students were writing down  ___38___  goals and wishes. Some said they wanted to be lawyers, soldiers, pilot and doctors,  ____39___  he was the one who said he wanted to be president,” said Dewi Asmara, a former classmate. “We never understood  ___40___  was on his mind that day.