After a 29-year wait TIME magazine finally named a woman as
Person of the Year: German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The divisive Merkel beat out a
controversial list of people that included Donald Trump, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.
TIME praised Merkel as a powerful leader who has held together the European Union in a year when it faced three major challenges: the Greek debt crisis, the refugee crisis and a new wave of terrorism. The article also details how Merkel's upbringing made her an unlikely candidate for the leadership role she has held for a decade.
