Michelle Bachelet - First Woman President of Chile

On January 15, 2006, Michelle Bachelet was elected President of Chile, making her the first woman president-elect of that nation. Bachelet is to take office March 11, 2006. She has pledged to fill half the seats in her Cabinet with women. She's a single mother, a Socialist, and a survivor of torture under the Pinochet regime in the 1970s. Read more: About Michelle Bachelet