Chile’s new leftist president, 36, vows to combat inequality

Chile’s new President Gabriel Boric flashes a victory hand gesture (Esteban Felix/AP)

Left-leaning former student leader Gabriel Boric vowed to improve the lives of all Chileans and attack deep inequality that has sparked massive protests, hours after being inaugurated as the youngest president in the country’s history.

At 36, Mr Boric was only four years old when democracy returned to the South American nation following a 17-year military dictatorship that both bloodied and set the groundwork for modern Chile.