Rossana Marisol Prado Villegas (b. Santiago, April 5, 1968), is a Chilean

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, psychiatrist and

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who became the first woman to hold the post of president of the

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(abbr. FECH) which was founded in 1906; she was the first and only woman until

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assumed the post in August 2010, followed by Scarlett Mac-Ginty in November 2011.

Early life and education

Prado studied medicine at the

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. She joined the

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in 1995. She served as communication and General Secretary of the FECH during the term of Rodrigo Roco and was elected as FECH president with approximately 40% of the votes in 1997. During her tenure and mandate as a principal student leader, Chile experienced one of the most important mass student mobilizations of the 1990s. These were in response to the

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, which began to take form in March 1990 with the ''Ley Orgánica Constitucional de Enseñanza'' (Organic Constitutional Law on Teaching) - the last constitutional law enacted by

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as head of state. Prado, who is close to the

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, participated in the ''Continental Youth and Young Adult Gathering'' in 1998. She was one of the founders of the ''Nueva Izquierda Universitaria'' (New Left University Movement) – which created a renaissance in left-wing political activism at the

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. Prado completed post-doctoral studies in psychiatry and clinical psychology at the

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Career

Prado is currently an assistant professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile, where she also serves as ''Directora de Bienestar Estudiantil'' (Director of Student Welfare).

Municipal elections (Chile) 2000

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Votación Candidatos por comuna de Santiago, municipales 2000

References

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Early life and education

Career

Municipal elections (Chile) 2000

See also

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