He former Chilean presidentwho was the first right-wing president since the return to democracy in 1990, died on Tuesday afternoon from “ asphyxiation by submersion“, as revealed by the regional prosecutor of Los Ríos, Tatiana Esquivelafter the autopsy.
The funeral of Sebastián Piñera
The former president’s followers were waiting their turn to see the coffin that will remain until Friday at the old headquarters. You will then be transferred to the Santiago Cathedral and La Moneda Palace for after being buried in a ceremony reserved for his family.
The Foreign Ministry reported that Congress will be open to the public until this Thursday. For Friday’s mass, the former presidents of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso and of Paraguay, Mario Abdo.
After the death of pineapplegovernments and political leaders of Latin America, United States, Europe and China They expressed their regret. The Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, He expressed himself on the social network X and wished the former Chilean president “peace to your soul“He also assured that he joins the “grief that overwhelms the people of Chile in the face of the unfortunate death.”
For its part, Joe Biden, the president of the United Statesexpressed that he greatly valued the time he worked with pineapple in the last decade: “I saw firsthand his dedication to the country,” he said.
What was the death of Sebastián Piñera like?
He former president of Chile He was piloting his helicopter with three people, including his sister, Magdalena. The survivors of the accident were uninjured, while the Piñera’s body was found 28 meters deep on the side of the helicopter.
After being rescued, he was transferred on a flight from the Air Force from Valdivia to Santiago. He was accompanied by his four children, several of the former president’s nine young grandchildren, and his widow, Cecilia Morel.
The truth is pineapple He had traveled this week to his home in Lago Ranco, which is located 920 km south of Santiago. From there, he managed meetings with his former ministers to help the reconstruction of Valparaíso, devastated by fires.
After lunch with his friends and his sister, Sebastian Piñera The aircraft took off, but began to present technical failures that caused it to crash in the vicinity of the sector. Ilihue, in Lake Ranco.
Source: Ambito
