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Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria [a] (Spanish: [beˈɾonika miˈʃel βaʃeˈle ˈxeɾja]; born 29 September 1951 [2]) is a Chilean politician who served as President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2018, becoming the first woman to hold the presidency.
First female president of Chile. Supported by the center-left coalition Concertación. 34 Sebastián Piñera (1949–2024) 11 March 2010 11 March 2014 4 years National Renewal: 2010: First democratically elected conservative president since 1958. Supported by the Coalition for Change. (33) Michelle Bachelet (born 1951) 11 March 2014 11 March ...
The year before, she was the first person in Chile to charge Augusto Pinochet for crimes committed during his dictatorship. [6] Sara Larraín was the other woman, along with Marín, to be one of the first female presidential candidates in Chile. [6] From 2006 until 2010, Michelle Bachelet served as the first woman president of Chile. [9]
This is a list of political offices which have been held by a woman, with details of the first woman holder of each office. It is ordered by the countries in South America and by dates of appointment. Please observe that this list is meant to contain only the first woman to hold of a political office, and not all the female holders of that office.
Michelle Bachelet – first woman president of Chile; Juan Chandía – governor of Department of Tomé for 1946–1952; Carlos Dávila – former Secretary General of the Organization of American States; Florencio Durán – former president of the senate; Héctor Faúndez – diplomat; Fernando Flores – businessman and former senator ...
President Gabriel Boric described the atmosphere as “charged,” and former President Michelle Bachelet (2006-2010 and 2014-2018) called it “toxic.” In Congress, lawmakers shouted at each ...
Sebastián Piñera assumed office as President of Chile. 5 August – 13 October: Copiapó mining accident. 2011: 2011 student protests, and later massive protest claiming for better education and economic equality. 2014: Michelle Bachelet assumed office as President of Chile as the first woman to be reelected. 2017: July 16: Snowfall in the ...
The National Stadium, where the opening ceremony of the Pan American Games in Santiago will take place on Friday, is a source of pride for many in Chile. The Pan American Games, the largest multi ...