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Michelle Bachelet
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria is a Chilean politician who served as the 33rd and 35th president of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and from 2014 to 2018. She is the first and to date only woman to hold the presidency. She was re-elected in December 2013 with over 62% of the vote, having previously received 54% in 2006, making her the first president of Chile to be re-elected since 1932. After her secon…
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2026· 5 entries
“He was well-dressed, well-paid. He did not need to take political risks. It was not his job to do this. He did it because he was courageous.”
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“raised questions and concerns about the application of counter-terrorism and de-radicalisation measures and their broad application – particularly their impact on the rights of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities”
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“there were a series of circumstances that forced me to abstain”
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“She has all the attributes – courage, perseverance, passion, and a deep commitment to human rights”
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2019· 1 entry
“troubled by the high levels of violence associated with some demonstrations”
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2018· 2 entries
Career landmark: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (2018–2022).
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Increased excise taxes for sweetened beverages, alcohol and tobacco
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2017· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty (2017).
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Awarded BBC 100 Women (2017).
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2016· 2 entries
Awarded Royal Order of the Seraphim (2016).
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Overseas voting rights for Chilean women and men living outside the country were introduced, allowing Chilean citizens who live abroad to exercise a right to vote beginning from the 2017 elections
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2015· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2015).
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The Chile Constitutional Court rejected large portions of Bachelet's plan to offer free college education to half of the nation's poorest students on grounds that requiring them to attend certain schools participating in
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2014· 2 entries
Awarded Collar of the Order of Charles III (2014).
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Career landmark: President of Chile (2014–2018).
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2013· 3 entries
Election won: 2013 presidential election.
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Bachelet said she had been interrogated by DINA chief Manuel Contreras there
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Campaign: 2013 presidential election.
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2012· 2 entries
Awarded Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia (2012).
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Awarded honorary doctorate from Columbia University (2012).
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2010· 9 entries
Awarded honorary doctorate of Pompeu Fabra University (2010).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University (2010).
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Awarded honorary doctorate of University of Burgundy (2010).
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Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2010).
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Awarded honorary doctorate of the International University Menendez Pelayo (2010).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the National University of Córdoba (2010).
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Awarded honorary doctorate presented by Catholic University of Cordoba (2010).
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Awarded National Order of San Lorenzo (2010).
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Career landmark: Executive Director of UN Women (2010–2013).
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2009· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (2009).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ (2009).
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2008· 4 entries
Awarded Grand Cross with collar of the Order of Vytautas the Great (2008).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Essex (2008).
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Awarded Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil) (2008).
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Career landmark: President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations (2008–2009).
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2007· 7 entries
Awarded honorary doctorate presented by Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (2007).
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Awarded Order of the Liberator (2007).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2007).
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Awarded Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (2007).
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Awarded Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (2007).
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Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (2007).
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Created the Economic and Social Stabilization Fund, a sovereign wealth fund which accumulates fiscal surpluses above 1% of GDP
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2006· 7 entries
Won Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2006).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (2006).
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Awarded Order of Merit (2006).
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Awarded Order of Bernardo O'Higgins (2006).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Brasília (2006).
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Making her the first president of Chile to be re-elected since 1932
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Career landmark: President of Chile (2006–2010).
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2005· 1 entry
Campaign: 2005–2006 presidential election.
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2004· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2004).
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That "it was nothing in comparison to what others suffered"
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2003· 1 entry
That the military would "never again" subvert democracy in Chile
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2002· 1 entry
Career landmark: minister of National Defence of Chile (2002–2004).
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2000· 1 entry
Career landmark: Chilean minister of Health (2000–2002).
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1998· 2 entries
Studied at Chilean Army War Academy, master's degree (1998–1998).
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Studied at Inter-American Defense College, postgraduate education (1997–1998).
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1996· 2 entries
Ran against future presidential opponent Joaquín Lavín for the mayorship of Las Condes, a wealthy suburb of Santiago and a right-wing stronghold
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Studied at Academia Nacional de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos, certification course (1996–1996).
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1995· 1 entry
Became a member of the party's Central Committee and, from 1998 to 2000, she was an active member of the Political Commission
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1992· 1 entry
Career landmark: childbirth.
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1991· 3 entries
“No estoy de acuerdo con el matrimonio entre homosexuales, porque el matrimonio según nuestro Código Civil debe ser entre un hombre y una mujer, así que no estoy de acuerdo con el matrimonio entre homosexuales.”
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“Me enteré en Caburga por la prensa.”
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“En este país, usar delantal blanco, es grito y plata.”
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1990· 2 entries
Bachelet worked for the Ministry of Health's West Santiago Health Service and served as a consultant for the Pan-American Health Organization, the World Health Organization, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Z
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And in March 2017, Bachelet's approval rating remained low, at about 23%
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1989· 1 entry
Was lifted in August 2017 after the Constitutional Court voted 6–4 to allow the procedure under some circumstances: in cases of pregnancy as a result of rape (up to 12 weeks), if the fetus endangers the mother's life, or
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1984· 1 entry
Career landmark: legal separation.
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1983· 1 entry
Studied at University of Chile (1970–1983).
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1979· 1 entry
Studied at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (1978–1979).
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1978· 2 entries
Awarded DAAD Scholarship (1978).
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Studied at Leipzig University (1978–1978).
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1975· 2 entries
Career landmark: torture.
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Career landmark: interrogation.
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1970· 2 entries
During her first year as a university student, Bachelet joined the Socialist Youth and was an active supporter of the Popular Unity
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After obtaining a relatively high score on the university admission test, she entered medical school at the University of Chile, where she was selected in the 113th position (out of 160 admitted applicants)
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1969· 3 entries
“it was nothing in comparison to what others suffered”
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Studied at Liceo Nº 1 Javiera Carrera, high school diploma (1964–1969).
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Career landmark: exile.
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1964· 3 entries
Career landmark: Emigration from the United States.
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Graduated in 1969 from Liceo Nº 1 Javiera Carrera, a prestigious girls' public high school, finishing near the top of her class
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Studied at Westland Middle School (1962–1964).
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1962· 2 entries
Moved with her family to the United States, where her father was assigned to the military mission at the Chilean Embassy in Washington, D
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Career landmark: immigration to the United States.
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1951· 1 entry
Born 1951-09-29.
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1926· 1 entry
Bachelet is the second child of archaeologist Ángela Jeria Gómez (1926–2020) and Air Force Brigadier General Alberto Bachelet Martínez (1923–1974).
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1894· 1 entry
They had a son, Alberto Bachelet Brandt, born in 1894.
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1862· 1 entry
And, in 1891, married Luisa Brandt Cadot, a Chilean of French and Swiss descent
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