Death and state funeral of Sebastián Piñera

Death and state funeral of
Sebastián Piñera
Clockwise from top, top to bottom, left to right :
  1. President Boric, former Presidents Ruiz-Tagle and Bachelet, and Senate President Coloma stands beside Piñera's coffin during the lying in state in Former National Congress of Chile building
  2. Members of La Moneda Palace Guard carrying Piñera's coffin out of the building after lying in state to proceed to Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral
  3. Funeral mass for Piñera in Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral
  4. The scene at La Moneda, where Piñera was taken to the cathedral for the mass after service at the palace
  5. President Boric gives his last respect to Piñera before headed to the cathedral for the mass
Date
  • 6 February 2024 (2024-02-06) (date of death)
  • 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) (date of state funeral)
Location
TypeDeath and state funeral
CauseHelicopter crash
Organised byGovernment of Chile (state funeral)

Sebastián Piñera, former President of Chile, died on 6 February 2024 in a helicopter accident while on vacation in the commune of Lago Ranco, located in the southern Chilean region of Los Ríos. The helicopter crashed about 40 metres (130 ft) from the southern shore of Lake Ranco at Ilihue, east of Lago Ranco. He was 74 years old.

Later that evening, President Gabriel Boric, in an address from La Moneda, announced three days of national mourning and declared that Piñera would receive a state funeral.

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