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The Documentary: Her Story Made History: Michelle Bachelet: Chile's first female president

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Her Story Made History: Michelle Bachelet

03/09/2019 GMT

Michelle Bachelet: Chile's first female president

Her Story Made History

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Her Story Made History, Michelle Bachelet: Chile's first female president

How Michelle Bachelet rose to be the first woman to serve as president of Chile

Lyse Doucet hears the remarkable life story of Michelle Bachelet, who was the first woman to serve as president of Chile, and is now the UN's high commissioner for human rights.

Michelle Bachelet's father died after being detained and tortured during the first year of General Pinochet's dictatorial rule in Chile. More than 40 years later, Michelle became Chile's first female president. Lyse Doucet hears the story of her remarkable life.

(Photo: Michelle Bachelet. Credit: Chris Wattie/Reuters)

The Documentary: Her Story Made History

Lyse Doucet talks to a series of remarkable women from across the globe about the relationship between women and democracy.

One hundred years on from the year in which the first British women won the right to vote, Lyse Doucet talks to a series of remarkable women from across the globe about the relationship between women and democracy.

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