Piñera, 74, served two non-consecutive phrases in workplace, between 2010 and 2014 and once more from 2018 to 2022.
Chile’s former president Sebastian Piñera, a billionaire tycoon who twice held the South American nation’s prime job, died Tuesday, February 6, in a helicopter crash, his workplace mentioned in a press release.
“It’s with deep remorse that we announce the loss of life of the previous president of the Republic of Chile,” mentioned the assertion, including the 74-year-old Piñera had died in Lago Ranco, a preferred trip spot some 920 kilometers (570 miles) south of Santiago. Three different individuals who had been within the helicopter survived the crash.
Leftist President Gabriel Boric, who succeeded Piñera in 2022, declared three days of mourning and a state funeral on Friday, characterizing Piñera as having “genuinely sought what he believed was finest for the county.”
Former and present Latin American leaders supplied their tributes, together with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and former Bolivian presidents Evo Morales and Jeanine Anez.
“Peace to his soul,” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro wrote on X, including that his nation joins Chileans in mourning their former president.
Colombia’s Overseas Ministry despatched its “honest condolences” to the Chilean folks in a press release remembering the Piñera authorities’s assist in Bogota’s peace negotiations with the FARC guerrilla group.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wrote on X that he was “stunned and saddened” by Piñera’s loss of life. “We obtained alongside, we labored to strengthen the connection between our nations and we at all times had dialogue, after we had been each presidents, and likewise after we weren’t.”
Piñera served two non-consecutive phrases in workplace, between 2010 and 2014 and once more from 2018 to 2022. He was the primary right-wing chief to be elected after the 1973-1990 dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. “He may have all of the honors and recognition that he deserves,” mentioned Inside Minister Carolina Toha, after studying of Piñera’s loss of life.
Piñera typically flew himself round in his helicopter and was a former shareholder within the nation’s nationwide airline, with stakes in a tv community and different companies. Forbes journal estimated his web value at $2.4 billion. Piñera was married with 4 kids and 9 grandchildren.
Le Monde with AFP
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