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Four Female Presidents: LatAm's Biggest Stories of the 2010s

By Emilie Sweigart

For 58 days, Latin America made history as four women served simultaneously as heads of state.

Click here to read more of the decade's 10 biggest stories.

WHO WAS INVOLVED: Presidents Michelle Bachelet (Chile, 2006-10, then 2014-18); Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (Argentina, 2007-15); Laura Chinchilla (Costa Rica, 2010-14); Dilma Rousseff (Brazil, 2011-16)

WHAT HAPPENED: It lasted fewer than two months in the spring of 2014 but was unprecedented. For the first time in history, the region had four female presidents. It was the peak of a...

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