State funeral begins for former president Piñera, who died in a helicopter crash

The state funeral in honor of the former Chilean president Sebastian Piñerawho died at the age of 74 in a helicopter accident in the south zone, began this Friday with a huge ovation and the singing of the national anthem at the former headquarters of the National Congress, in Santiago.

“Passions calmed and facts seen from the perspective of time, the figure of the former president pineapple will grow to take a place among the great rulers our country has had“said the president of the Senate, Juan Antonio Colomathe first of the authorities to speak.

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“In addition to his exceptional management skills, his solid business ideas freedomhis courage against any test and his tireless dedication to Pepperit is impossible not to value his vocation for dialogue”he added Colomafrom the same conservative coalition as Piñera.

Speeches by the President of the Federal Supreme Court are also scheduled, Ricardo Branco; the former presidents Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle and Michelle Bachelet, as well as the current president, Gabriel Boric.

The ceremony will end with a symbolic “Guard of honor”led by himself Boric and former presidents Bachelet and Frei Ruiz-Tagle, who will accompany for a few minutes the coffin of Piñera, the first right-wing politician to come to power after the military dictatorship.

The former president Ricardo Lagos (2000-2006), who last week announced his retirement from public life, announced in the early hours of this Friday that he will finally not be able to participate in the funeral.

“For the reasons I shared last week with the country, my presence in the form I I would have wanted”he said in a letter sent to the family pineapple.

After the ceremony, which was attended by all ministers from the Boricas well as the remaining powers of the State and representatives from the entire political spectrum, the procession will leave for the Metropolitan Cathedral, where the archbishop of Santiago, Fernando Chomaliwill celebrate a mass.

Afterwards, the procession will pass The coin (government headquarters), where the Palace guard and himself Boric they will pay a last tribute to pineapple.

Finally, the body of the former president, one of the region’s greatest fortunes, will be buried in the cemetery Memory Parkin the family crypt.

Piñera was piloting the private helicopter that crashed in Ranco Lakean exclusive resort more than 800 kilometers south of the capital, where he spent his summers with his family.

The three people traveling with him, including his sister SconeThey managed to save themselves and the Public Ministry is still investigating the reason for the aircraft falling into the water.

Since Wednesday afternoon, thousands of citizens attended the wake to say goodbye to the last pineapplewho ruled in non-consecutive periods (2010-2014 and 2018-2022).

In the legacy of pineapple highlights stand out such as the rescue of 33 miners trapped for more than two months in São José Mine or the advance purchase of coronavirus vaccines during the pandemicand shadows such as the management of the wave of protests in 2019, which left around thirty dead and accusations against security forces for violations of the human rights.

Source: Elcomercio

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