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A TV celebration of President Obama and his legacy on Tuesday night prompted people to start using the hashtag #thankyouobama to say a few of their favourite things about the outgoing president.

The show, Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration, aired on the BET channel and featured a number of speeches and performances in honour of the president, who was sitting in the front row.

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Obama became the first African-American president when he took office in 2008, going on to win re-election in 2012.

The show included a speech by actor, Samuel L. Jackson, who tweeted that Obama was "one cool Muhf****ka in Chief".

One popular tweet thanked Obama "for being a great role model to all the children growing up in the United States", another complimented his "class and grace" saying: "8 years. No scandals. No mistresses. No impeachment hearings."

One message said that along with "hope", Obama had given them help buying homes; "gave us health insurance... gave us peace of mind."

Though detractors were soon to jump on the popular hashtag with a number of supporters of President-elect Donald Trump saying that Obama's legacy was to give America a Trump presidency.

Supporters still shared their emotional messages to President Obama though, with many saying they would sorely miss the outgoing Commander-in-Chief.

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