Quick Facts
- Name
- Michelle Bachelet
- Occupation
- Doctor, Presidentof Chile
- Birth Date
- September 29, 1951
- Education
- University of Chile, Humboldt University of Berlin,
- Chile's National Academy of Strategy and Policy,
- Inter-American Defense College
- Place of Birth
- Santiago, Chile
- Full Name
- Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria
Michelle Bachelet was the first female president of Chile who served from 2006–2010.
Synopsis
Michelle
Bachelet was born on September 29, 1951 in Santiago, Chile. Her father
was arrested by Pinochet and died under torture. Michelle, a medical
student, was also tortured but released into exile in 1975. Bachelet
returned to Chile and entered politics after Pinochet was ousted. In
2006 she became Chile's first woman president and was popular for her
deft handling of the 2008 financial crisis.
