Former Chilean President Sebastian Piñera dies in helicopter crash | EUROtoday
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IHe was the primary right-wing chief to be elected after the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Former Chilean President Sebastian Piñera died on Tuesday, February 6, in a helicopter accident within the south of the nation, his workplace introduced in a press launch. “It is with deep regret that we announce the death of the former President of the Republic of Chile, Sebastian Piñera Echeñique,” it’s written. Three different individuals who had been with him within the helicopter survived the accident, in accordance with the identical supply.
The former conservative president, 74, had led the nation for 2 phrases, between 2010 and 2014, then between 2018 and 2022. When his loss of life was introduced within the National Assembly, the deputies noticed a minute of silence to pay homage to him. “He will receive all the republican honors and recognition he deserves,” mentioned Interior Minister Carolina Tohá, from the federal government of left-wing President Gabriel Boric.
His final presidential time period was marked by the adoption in December 2021 of a regulation authorizing marriage for all. The latter additionally allowed all married {couples} to undertake kids.
The picture of his presidency was additionally broken by the Pandora Papers affair and “suspicions of conflicts of interest in the sale of a mining company in 2010, carried out in a tax haven”. The Chilean Senate opposed his dismissal following this affair.
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