Sebastian Pinera, the two-time president of Chile, was killed in a helicopter crash in the south of the country on Tuesday. He was believed to be at the controls. Three others on board survived.
Sebastián Piñera, the businessman twice president who moderated the Chilean center-right, dies. The former president was spending his summer vacation at his lake house. The helicopter that plunged into the waters was his, and he used to pilot it himself. The shocking news came in days when Ricardo Lagos, president between 2000 and 2006, announced his retirement from public life at the age of 85, and in the midst of the devastating fires. Various governments in the region, including neighboring Argentina, presented their condolences.
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SANTIAGO - Chilean ex-President Sebastian Pinera died in a helicopter crash on Tuesday (Feb 6), sending the country he led for two terms into mourning and prompting an outpouring of condolences from leaders across Latin America. The helicopter carrying Pinera, 74, and three others plunged into a lake in southern Chile. The former president was pronounced dead shortly after rescue.