Posted on 02/07/2024 6:44:19 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera died in a helicopter crash on Tuesday evening as he was traveling to southern Chile with three members of his family, who survived.
Piñera, 74, was the first and so far only center-right president of Chile since its return to democracy at the end of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, having served two presidential terms from 2010 to 2014 and 2018 to 2022.
The former Chilean president was reportedly piloting the crashed helicopter, having taken off from the home of Chilean businessman José Cox on Tuesday afternoon after sharing a meal. Piñera was accompanied by his sister Magdalena, his son-in-law Ignacio Guerrero, and Guerrero’s son.
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My thoughts exactly. RIP
These days, it would be amazing if it was.
Robinson R44, ummmm, yeah, no...
Pres. Pinera was a good man. I learned from this report that the President had just finished dining with my friend and fellow ski racer Jose Cox.
Both President and Jose Cox had R44 choppers.
He was a decent enough man, and meant well. But he also had a spineless streak. He buckled, under pressure from street mobs and thugs, in October 2019. The results since then have been terrible for Chile.
they got what they paid for then...
The rotor winged equivalent of the forked-tail doctor killer.
LOLOL!!! /snort...
all that money, and not even a jetbox, go figure
I can't believe no one commented on the Chilean president who was piloting the crashed helicopter. That must have been quite a feat. :-) !!
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