Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash

LA Times  

Sebastián Piñera, the two-time former president of Chile who faced social upheaval followed by a pandemic in his second term, died Tuesday in a helicopter crash. Chilean President Gabriel Boric honored Piñera in a speech Tuesday afternoon as a leader “seeking the best for his country,” highlighting his management of the pandemic and other emergencies. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wrote on the social media platform X that it was sad that Piñera had died so “abruptly.” “We worked to strengthen the relationship between our countries and we always had a good dialogue when we were both presidents, and also when we weren’t,” he said. “I remember with affection his sense of humor and the warmth of his family, whom I met in Chile.” Piñera held the fifth-largest fortune in Chile, estimated at $3 billion.

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Chile bids final farewell to former President Pinera in state funeral
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chile bids final farewell to former President Pinera in state funeral

Al Jazeera  

A state funeral for Chile’s former President Sebastian Pinera who died after the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake, has taken place in the capital Santiago. “Today, we share the shock of the tragic departure of a man, a father, husband, grandfather and public figure that was a leader in our transition to democracy,” President Gabriel Boric said …

Chile ex-president Sebastian Pinera dies in helicopter crash
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chile ex-president Sebastian Pinera dies in helicopter crash

Al Jazeera  

The 74-year-old billionaire tycoon has died in a crash in the popular vacation spot Lago Ranco in southern Chile. Chile’s former President Sebastian Pinera, a billionaire tycoon who twice held the South American nation’s top job, has died in a helicopter crash, his office said in a statement. “It is with deep regret that we announce the death of the …

Chile swears in new President Gabriel Boric in ‘historic shift’
2 years, 9 months ago

Chile swears in new President Gabriel Boric in ‘historic shift’

Al Jazeera  

Boric, elected on an ambitious social-democratic agenda, will oversee a referendum on Chile’s new constitution. “What we’re seeing here is really an historic shift, a real sign of the changing times in this country,” Al Jazeera’s Latin America editor Lucia Newman reported from outside the Senate building in Valparaiso. “It’s a sign that it’s going to be an inclusive government,” …

Leftist millennial wins election as Chile's next president
3 years ago

Leftist millennial wins election as Chile's next president

India TV News  

A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests was elected Chile's next president Sunday after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump. With 56 per cent of the votes, Gabriel Boric handily defeated by more than 10 points lawmaker José Antonio Kast, who tried unsuccessfully to scare voters that his young, inexperienced opponent would …

Gabriel Boric to become Chile’s next President
3 years ago

Gabriel Boric to become Chile’s next President

The Hindu  

A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests was elected Chile’s next President on December 19 after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump. In a model of democratic civility that broke from the polarizing rhetoric of the campaign, Mr. Kast immediately conceded defeat, tweeting a photo of himself on the phone congratulating his …

Gabriel Boric wins Chile’s presidential election
3 years ago

Gabriel Boric wins Chile’s presidential election

Al Jazeera  

Former student activist pledges to be a president ‘for all Chileans’ after stunning election win. pic.twitter.com/u51WyRuheN — Boris van der Spek December 20, 2021 Boric, who will take office in March, has tapped into public anger at Chile’s market-oriented economic model, widely considered to have helped drive decades of rapid economic growth but stoking inequality. “Boric is promising to be …

Chile’s president-elect Boric meets with outgoing leader Pinera
3 years ago

Chile’s president-elect Boric meets with outgoing leader Pinera

Al Jazeera  

Chilean President-elect Gabriel Boric has met with outgoing President Sebastian Pinera in Santiago, just hours after the left-wing candidate’s historic election victory. Al Jazeera’s Latin America editor Lucia Newman, reporting from Santiago, said Boric took time to greet his supporters outside the presidential palace before his meeting with Pinera. Kast, whose campaign also fuelled fears among Chilean women and members …

Chile’s unpopular president delivers solitary farewell
3 years, 6 months ago

Chile’s unpopular president delivers solitary farewell

Al Jazeera  

Santiago, Chile – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera began his last address to the nation this week by apologising to families hit by an economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Despite that, the president will be leaving office widely unpopular, with his once strong base of support now collapsed and his right-wing coalition still reeling from a shock defeat in …

Chile’s president hails ‘triumph’ as voters back scrapping dictatorship-era constitution
4 years, 1 month ago

Chile’s president hails ‘triumph’ as voters back scrapping dictatorship-era constitution

CNN  

CNN — Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera hailed the results of a national referendum held to scrap a dictatorship-era constitution as a “triumph” for democracy. Preliminary results late Sunday showed Chileans overwhelmingly backed drafting a new constitution. Large crowds gathered in Santiago’s Plaza Italia on Sunday evening to celebrate the referendum result with banners like “Adiós, General,” images from CNN affiliate …

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