Hillary Clinton finally announced her second bid to be the democratic candidate for the November 2016 presidential election on April 12. The self-proclaimed friend of India, former secretary of state, former senator from New York, former first lady of the U.S. had narrowly lost to incumbent President Barack Obama in 2008.
Having served as secretary of state in his first administration, she stepped down in 2012. Since then it has been speculated that she was preparing for a second presidential bid. The announcement was so foretold that it came more as relief than a surprise.