Ebrahim Raisi's : 15 Presidents Lost in Air Crashes Since 1940. From Paraguay to Iran, tragic aviation disasters underscore the fragility of leadership
As global condolences pour in for the devastating demise of President Ebrahim Riasi in a helicopter crash, reminiscent of past air tragedies involving world leaders, historical records document 15 similar incidents since 1940. Among these incidents are:
- José Félix Estigarribia of Paraguay, who died in a plane crash in Altos, Paraguay.
- Ramon Magsaysay of the Philippines died in an aircraft crash at Mount Balamban, Cebu.
- Nereu Ramos of Brazil died in an aircraft crash close to Curitiba Afonso Pena International Airport.
- Abdul Salam Arif of Iraq died in an air crash in Baghdad, Iraq.
- Castelo Branco of Brazil died in an air crash in Fortaleza, Brazil.
- René Barrientos of Bolivia died in an aircraft crash at Arque, Bolivia.
- Jaime Roldós Aguilera of Ecuador died in an air crash at Huairapungo Mountain, Celica Canton of Loja Province, Ecuador.
- Samora Machel of Mozambique died in an air crash at Mbuzini, South Africa.
- Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq of Pakistan died in an aircraft crash at Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
- Juvénal Habyarimana of Rwanda was shot down in his private jet near Kigali International Airport.
- Cyprien Ntaryamira of Burundi died in the same aircraft crash as Rwanda's Habyarimana near Kigali International Airport.
- Boris Trajkovski of North Macedonia died in a plane crash at Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Lech Kaczyński of Poland, died in a plane crash at Smolensk, Russia.
- Sebastián Piñera of Chile died in a helicopter crash at Lake Ranco, Chile.
- Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, who died in an air crash at Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan, Iran.
