Michelle Bachelet

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The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: Michelle Bachelet Jeria Biography
2. Wikipedia: Michelle Bachelet
3. BBC News: The Woman Taking Chile's Top Job (January 16, 2006)
4. CBC.ca: Chile gets first female president (January 15, 2006)
5. The Guardian: Interview: Chilean president Michelle Bachelet (2006)
6. The New York Times: Chile’s Leader Tries to Reverse Slide (April 3, 2007)  
7. Video: Michelle Bachelet on The View (Time: 2:11)

Michelle Bachelet News

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• The Economist: The Slow Lane: Fallout From A Botched Transport Reform (February 7, 2008)
• English Xinhua: Chile president meets visiting Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon (February 24, 2008)
• Reuters: Chile puts off digital television decision to March (December 24,2007)
• The New York Times: After the Caudillo (November 18, 2007)
• Human Rights Watch: Chilean President Visits Human Rights Watch (September 25, 2007)

Michelle Bachelet Background and Profiles

• International Herald Tribune: Profile: Michelle Bachelet (December 11, 2005)  
• Forbes.com: The 100 Most Powerful Women: #17 Michelle Bachelet
• Wikipedia: Chilean presidential election, 2005–2006
• People's Daily Online: Profile: Michelle Bachelet, Chile's first woman president-elect (January 16, 2006)
• WashingtonPost.com: Female, Agnostic and the Next Presidente? (December 10, 2005)  
• The Guardian: Interview: Chilean president Michelle Bachelet (April 2, 2006)
• PBS: An Interview With Chile's New President-Elect ( January 25, 2006)

Bachelet and Public Education

• Washington Post: Police, Students Clash Again in Chile (June 1, 2006)
• International Herald Tribune: Chile's Bachelet proposes change of education law that... (April 9, 2007)  
• The New York Times: Chilean Promised a New Deal; Now Striking Youth Demand It (June 5, 2006)

Michelle Bachelet - Birth Control

• The Christian Science Monitor: In Chile, free morning-after pills to teens (September 12, 2006) 
• IPS: 'Morning After Pill' for Everyone—for Free (September 4, 2006)
• The New York Times: Policy on Morning-After Pill Upsets Chile (December 16, 2006)

Michelle Bachelet Blogs and Commentaries

• The Huffington Post Search: Michelle Bachelet Posts
• The Independent Institute: Chile—Birth Pangs of Citizenship (February 6, 2008)
• Safe Democracy Foundation Blog Post: Michelle Bachelet’s Overpowering Uncertainty (August 2, 2006)
• Guardian Unlimited: Comment is free: Michelle, our belle (March 14, 2006)
• WashingtonPost Blog Post: Bachelet's Way (December 22, 2005)

Michelle Bachelet Photos

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Michelle Bachelet Videos

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• Google Video: World Leadership Forum - H.E. Michelle Bachelet (39:18)
• YouTube: Closing Plenary Session -World Economic Forum (Time: 45:42)  

Michelle Bachelet Criticism and Controversy

• The Seattle Times: Fight over morning-after pill splits Chile (December 17, 2006)
• openDemocracy: Michelle Bachelet's hard lesson (June 25, 2006)
• Reuters: Trouble for Chile's Bachelet after first year (March 8, 2007)

Michelle Bachelet Timeline

• 1951: Born on September 29
• 1962-1964: Michelle's fathers military assignment relocates family to Chilean Embassy in Washington D.C
• 1964: Returns to Chile and graduates from high school
• 1970: Attends medical school University of Chile, member of Socialist Youth
• 1970-1973: Michelle's father oversees The Food Distribution Office under President Allende
• 1973: President Pinochet takes office
• 1974: Father is detained and tortured by new regime, has heart attack after threat of exile
• 1975: Michelle and mother detained by DINA agents and tortured at Villa Grimaldi, then exiled to Australia
• 1975: Moves to Germany in May to work at a clinic in Babelsberg
• 1977-1979: Marries Jorge Dávalos, moves back to Chile
• 1982: Graduates as a medical doctor
• 1983-1986: Pediatrician at Children's Hospital Roberto del Río
• 1990: Consultant to the Pan-American Health Organization, WHO, and German Technical Cooperation
• 1996: Runs for mayor of Las Condes against Joaquin Lavin and loses
• 2002: Appointed Minister of Health
• 2004: Appointed Minister of Defense
• 2006: Becomes the first woman President of Chile

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