List of heads of state and government who died in aviation accidents and incidents

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This is a list of notable heads of state and heads of government who have died from aviation accidents, usually while in office.

Heads of state[edit]

  Died in office
Photo Name Title Date Place Country Type Aircraft model
(1888–1940)
 José Félix Estigarribia Insaurralde[1] President of Paraguay 7 September 1940 Altos  Paraguay Airplane accident Potez 25
(1900-1945)
 Duy Tân former Emperor of Đại Nam under French protectorate of Annam and Tonkin 26 December 1945 Lobaye, Ubangi-Shari  French Equatorial Africa Airplane accident
(1907–1957)
 Ramon Magsaysay[1] President of the Philippines 17 March 1957 Balamban, Cebu  Philippines Airplane accident Douglas C-47 Skytrain
(1888–1958)
 Nereu de Oliveira Ramos[2] former President of Brazil 16 June 1958 São José dos Pinhais  Brazil Airplane accident Convair CV-440 Metropolitan
(1921–1966)
 Abdul Salam Arif[3][1] President of Iraq 13 April 1966 Baghdad  Iraq Airplane accident de Havilland Dove
(1897–1967)
 Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco[4][5] former President of Brazil 18 July 1967 Fortaleza  Brazil Airplane accident Piper PA-23
(1919–1969)
 René Barrientos Ortuño[6] President of Bolivia 27 April 1969 Arque  Bolivia Helicopter accident Hiller OH-23
(1934–1979)
 Ahmed Ould Bouceif[7] Leader of the Military Junta of Mauritania 27 January 1979 Dakar  Senegal Airplane accident de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
(1940–1981)
 Jaime Roldós Aguilera[3][1] President of Ecuador 24 May 1981 Huairapungo  Ecuador Airplane accident Beechcraft Super King Air
(1929–1981)
 Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera[3][1] Military Leader of Panama 31 July 1981 Penonomé  Panama Airplane accident De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
(1933–1986)
 Samora Moisés Machel[3][1] President of Mozambique 19 October 1986 Mbuzini  South Africa Airplane accident Tupolev Tu-134
(1924–1988)
 Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq[3][1] President of Pakistan 17 August 1988 Bahawalpur  Pakistan Airplane accident Lockheed C-130 Hercules
(1937–1994)
 Juvénal Habyarimana[3][1] President of Rwanda 6 April 1994 Kigali  Rwanda Airplane shootdown Dassault Falcon 50
(1955–1994)
 Cyprien Ntaryamira[1] President of Burundi
(1956–2004)
 Boris Trajkovski[3][1] President of North Macedonia 26 February 2004 Mostar  Bosnia and Herzegovina Airplane accident Beechcraft Super King Air
(1928–2006)
 Muhammadu Maccido[8] Sultan of Sokoto State 29 October 2006 Abuja  Nigeria Airplane accident Boeing 737
(1949–2010)
 Lech Aleksander Kaczyński[3][1] President of Poland 10 April 2010 Smolensk  Russia Airplane accident Tupolev Tu-154
(1919–2010)
 Ryszard Kaczorowski[1] Last President of the Polish government-in-exile 10 April 2010 Smolensk  Russia Airplane accident Tupolev Tu-154
(1949–2024)
 Sebastián Piñera Echenique[9] former President of Chile 6 February 2024 Lake Ranco  Chile Helicopter accident Robinson R44

Heads of government[edit]

  Died in office
Photo Name Title Date Place Country Type Aircraft model
(1862–1936)
 Arvid Lindman[3] former Prime Minister of Sweden 9 December 1936 Croydon, Surrey  United Kingdom Airplane accident Douglas DC-2
(1881–1943)
 Władysław Sikorski[3] Prime Minister of Poland (in exile) 4 July 1943 Gibraltar  United Kingdom Airplane accident Consolidated B-24 Liberator
(1910–1959)
 Barthélemy Boganda[3][1] Prime Minister of the Central African Republic 29 March 1959 Boukpayanga  Central African Republic Airplane accident Nord Noratlas
(1929–1976)
 Joël Rakotomalala[10] Prime Minister of Madagascar 30 July 1976 Antsirabe  Madagascar Helicopter accident Aérospatiale Alouette III
(1917–1977)
 Džemal Bijedić[3] Prime Minister of Yugoslavia 18 January 1977 Kreševo  Yugoslavia Airplane accident Learjet 25
Francisco de Sá Carneiro[11] Prime Minister of Portugal 4 December 1980 Camarate  Portugal Airplane accident Cessna 421
(1921–1987)
 Rashid Karami[12] Prime Minister of Lebanon 1 June 1987 Beirut  Lebanon Helicopter bombing Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai[13] Prime minister of Afghan Northern Alliance 21 August 1997 Bamyan  Afghanistan Airplane accident Antonov An-32
(1960–2024)
 Ebrahim Raisi[14] President of Iran 19 May 2024 Varzaqan  Iran Helicopter accident Bell 212

International organizations[edit]

  Died in office
Image Name Title Date Place Country Type Aircraft model
(1905–1961)
 Dag Hammarskjöld[3] United Nations Secretary-General of the United Nations 18 September 1961 Ndola  Rhodesia and Nyasaland Airplane accident Douglas DC-6

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Presidents and leaders involved in aircraft accidents". Aviation Safety Network. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ^ Moacir Pereira (16 June 2014). "Acidente que matou Jorge Lacerda e Nereu Ramos mudou rumo da política em Santa Catarina". Diário Catarinense. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m BBC News (23 January 2016). "Leaders killed in air accidents". BBC News Europe. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Castelo Branco of Brazil Killed in Plane Collision". The New York Times. 18 July 1967. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  5. ^ Skidmore, Thomas E. (1988). The Politics of Military Rule in Brazil, 1964-85. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 72. ISBN 9780195362626. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Accident Hiller OH-23 ,". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  7. ^ "Colonel ahmed Ould Bouceif". Mauritania National Army. 23 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Sultan Muhammad Maccido Killed In Nigeria Airplane Crash". Eagle World News. 23 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Sebastian Pinera, former president of Chile, dies in helicopter crash". Reuters. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  10. ^ Sud Aviation SE 3160 Accidents of Alouette III, by ASN Aviation Safety Database (consulted 11 May 2022).
  11. ^ The Telegraph Europe (23 January 2016). "Death of Lech Kaczynski: political leaders who have died in plane crashes". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  12. ^ Los Angeles Times News (23 January 2016). "The World : Lebanon Leader in Crash". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  13. ^ Niezwykle Madre Rzeczy (23 January 2016). "List of fatalities from aviation accidents". Retrieved 23 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ Picheta, Rob; Mahmoodi, Negar; Moshtaghian, Artemis; Qiblawi, Tamara; Tanno, Sophie; and Regan, Helen (20 May 2024). "Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister confirmed dead in helicopter crash". CNN. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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