Michelle Bachelet

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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 second term, she served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2018 to 2022. Earlier in her career, she was appointed as the first executive director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.

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A female given name from Hebrew, popular from the 1960s to the 1990s.. Etymology: Michelle, feminine form of Michael, tr=mikhaél. Michaela.

The name Michelle is of English origin, meaning "A female given name from Hebrew, popular from the 1960s to the 1990s.. Etymology: Michelle, feminine form of Michael, tr=mikhaél. Michaela.". It is traditionally a female name.

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