- Born
- Birth nameVerónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria
- Height5′ 1½″ (1.56 m)
- Michelle Bachelet was born on September 29, 1951 in Santiago de Chile, Metropolitan Region, Chile. She is known for PBS NewsHour (1975), Las sufragistas (2012) and Chile ayuda a Chile (1985). She was previously married to Jorge Dávalos Cartes.
- SpouseJorge Dávalos Cartes(December 23, 1977 - 1984) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesAlicia Galdames(Cousin)
- 33th President of Chile from 2006-2010. She is the first woman to be elected President of Chile and the first woman elected head of state in South America.
- Her father, Alberto Bachelet, was imprisoned by Augusto Pinochet, and later died in prison. As a result Michelle and her mother Ángela Jeria went into exile first in Australia, and later in East Germany.
- She is fluent in Spanish, English, German, and has working knowledge of Portuguese, Russian, and French.
- Mother of, with Jorge Dávalos, Sebastián Dávalos and Francisca Dávalos.
- Cousin of actor Cristián Riquelme's mother.
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