Chile: ex-president Pinera dies in helicopter accident. The curator, who succeeded Michelle Bachelet in 2010, was 74 years old.
Public Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into the conditions in which the accident took place. When his death was announced, Chilean MPs observed a minute of silence. The change to the right, more than a profound change of direction in governance, had marked a symbolic shift in Chile, led by the Concertation, a coalition of four center-left parties.