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We have had scarce investment in women... One of my tasks is that everyone spends much more on women.

Michelle Bachelet

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Michelle Bachelet
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: September 29
Epidemiologist
Politician
President Of Chile
Surgeon
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria
Veronica Michelle Bachelet Jeria
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Scarce
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Everyone
Women

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