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There is no city or country in the world where women and girls live free of the fear of violence. No leader can claim: this is not happening in my backyard.

Michelle Bachelet

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Michelle Bachelet
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: September 29
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I was a woman, a divorcee, a socialist, an agnostic . . . all possible sins together.
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The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was doing work on the ground. I think the important thing is that my candidacy was born from citizens themselves, driven by the people and which the parties picked up favourably.
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