Thousands of people filled the streets of Santiago on Tuesday to mark the return of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to office. Bachelet was inaugurated four years after she ended her term as Chile’s first-ever female president. She won re-election late last year on a platform of tackling income inequality and reforming a constitution dating back to the regime of General Augusto Pinochet, when she herself was a political prisoner. In her inaugural address, Bachelet pledged to seek greater equality.

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet: “We believe that there could be a different, more just Chile. When the day comes and I leave this house, I want you all to feel that your life has changed for the better, that Chile is not just a list of indicators and statistics but a better place to live, a better society for all people.”

Bachelet’s campaign pledges included a hike in corporate taxes from 20 to 25 percent and the eventual transition to free higher education.