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Chile needs to unite behind the goals of reducing poverty and creating more equal opportunities so that everyone can benefit from what the country has to offer.

Michelle Bachelet

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Michelle Bachelet
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: September 29
Epidemiologist
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President Of Chile
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Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria
Veronica Michelle Bachelet Jeria
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