Chile’s Sebastián Piñera: A Legacy of Corruption and Violence
Ramona Wadi- The former Chilean president's demise has prompted a nostalgia that is incompatible with his legacy.
On Feb. 6, Chile’s right-wing former president Sebastián Piñera died of asphyxiation as a result of submersion, after a helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake at Lago Ranco in the Los Rios region. A few days later, his funeral, held in the capital city Santiago, carried a message on behalf of the Church, asking Chileans “to work together and unify in memory of the former president.”
But Chile’s Communist Party, as well as human rights and memory organizations in Chile, have voiced contention over Chilean President Gabriel Boric’s statement on Piñera’s death. Boric, who was elected president of the University of Chile Student Federation (FECh) in 2011 and was one of the main spokespersons during the student protests between 2011 and 2013, which became known as the Chilean Winter, struck a tone rights organizations described as denialism.
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