sebastian pinera was elected president of chile in january 2006.
sebastian pinera was elected president of chile in january 2006.
who was elected president of chile in january 2006?
sebastian pinera
in december 1993, christian democrat eduardo frei ruiz-tagle, the son of previous president eduardo frei montalva, led the concertación coalition to victory with an absolute majority of votes (58%). frei ruiz-tagle was succeeded in 2000 by socialist ricardo lagos, who won the presidency in an unprecedented runoff election against joaquín lavín of the rightist alliance for chile. in january 2006, chileans elected their first female president, michelle bachelet jeria, of the socialist party, defeating sebastián piñera, of the national renewal party, extending the "concertación" governance for another four years. in january 2010, chileans elected sebastián piñera as the first rightist president in 20 years, defeating former president eduardo frei ruiz-tagle of the "concertación", for a four-year term succeeding bachelet. due to term limits, sebastián piñera did not stand for re-election in 2013, and his term expired in march 2014 resulting in michelle bachelet returning to office.
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ibrahim rugova (; 2 december 1944 – 21 january 2006) was the first president of the partially recognised republic of kosova, serving from 1992 to 2000 and again from 2002 until his death in 2006, and a prominent kosovo albanian political leader, scholar, and writer. he oversaw a popular struggle for independence, advocating a peaceful resistance to yugoslav rule and lobbying for u.s. and european support, especially during the kosovo war. owing to his role in kosovo's history, rugova has been dubbed "father of the nation" and "gandhi of the balkans". rugova founded the political party democratic league of kosovo (ldk) in 1989. the ldk, which had the support of 90% of the ethnic albanian population of kosovo, advocated for kosovo’s independence by peaceful means. the party established a shadow government that provided basic government and social services to the kosovo albanian population, including education and health care, in effect creating a parallel state. in may 1992, rugova was elected president of this parallel state. in march 2002, with the united nations mission in kosovo administering the province, he was elected president of kosovo. he held this position until his death in january 2006, and was posthumously declared a hero of kosovo.
ibrahim rugova