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

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

  Died in office
PhotoNameTitleDatePlaceCountryTypeAircraft model
(1888–1940)
José Félix Estigarribia Insaurralde[1] President of Paraguay7 September 1940Altos  ParaguayAirplane accidentPotez 25
(1900-1945)
Duy Tânformer Emperor of Đại Nam under French protectorate of Annam and Tonkin26 December 1945Lobaye, Ubangi-Shari  French Equatorial AfricaAirplane accident
(1907–1957)
Ramon Magsaysay[1] President of the Philippines17 March 1957Balamban, Cebu  PhilippinesAirplane accidentDouglas C-47 Skytrain
(1888–1958)
Nereu de Oliveira Ramos[2] former President of Brazil16 June 1958São José dos Pinhais  BrazilAirplane accidentConvair CV-440 Metropolitan
(1921–1966)
Abdul Salam Arif[3][1] President of Iraq13 April 1966Baghdad  IraqAirplane accidentde Havilland Dove
(1897–1967)
Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco[4][5] former President of Brazil18 July 1967Fortaleza  BrazilAirplane accidentPiper PA-23
(1919–1969)
René Barrientos Ortuño[6] President of Bolivia27 April 1969Arque  BoliviaHelicopter accidentHiller OH-23
Ahmed Ould Bouceif[7] Leader of the Military Junta of Mauritania27 January 1979Dakar  SenegalAirplane accidentde Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
(1940–1981)
Jaime Roldós Aguilera[3][1] President of Ecuador24 May 1981Huairapungo  EcuadorAirplane accidentBeechcraft Super King Air
(1929–1981)
Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera[3][1] Military Leader of Panama31 July 1981Penonomé  PanamaAirplane accidentDe Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
(1933–1986)
Samora Moisés Machel[3][1] President of Mozambique19 October 1986Mbuzini  South AfricaAirplane accidentTupolev Tu-134
(1924–1988)
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq[3][1] President of Pakistan17 August 1988Bahawalpur  PakistanAirplane accidentLockheed C-130 Hercules
(1937–1994)
Juvénal Habyarimana[3][1] President of Rwanda6 April 1994Kigali  RwandaAirplane shootdownDassault Falcon 50
(1955–1994)
Cyprien Ntaryamira[1] President of Burundi
(1956–2004)
Boris Trajkovski[3][1] President of North Macedonia26 February 2004Mostar  Bosnia and HerzegovinaAirplane accidentBeechcraft Super King Air
Muhammadu Maccido[8]Sultan of Sokoto State29 October 2006Abuja  NigeriaAirplane accidentBoeing 737
(1949–2010)
Lech Aleksander Kaczyński[3][1] President of Poland10 April 2010Smolensk  RussiaAirplane accidentTupolev Tu-154
(1919–2010)
Ryszard Kaczorowski[1] Last President of the Polish government-in-exile10 April 2010Smolensk  RussiaAirplane accidentTupolev Tu-154
(1949–2024)
Sebastián Piñera Echenique[9] former President of Chile6 February 2024Lake Ranco  ChileHelicopter accidentRobinson R44

Heads of government

  Died in office
PhotoNameTitleDatePlaceCountryTypeAircraft model
(1862–1936)
Arvid Lindman[3] former Prime Minister of Sweden9 December 1936Croydon, Surrey  United KingdomAirplane accidentDouglas DC-2
(1881–1943)
Władysław Sikorski[3] Prime Minister of Poland (in exile)4 July 1943Gibraltar  United KingdomAirplane accidentConsolidated B-24 Liberator
(1910–1959)
Barthélemy Boganda[3][1] Prime Minister of the Central African Republic29 March 1959Boukpayanga  Central African RepublicAirplane accidentNord Noratlas
Joël Rakotomalala[10] Prime Minister of Madagascar30 July 1976Antsirabe  MadagascarHelicopter accidentAérospatiale Alouette III
(1917–1977)
Džemal Bijedić[3] Prime Minister of Yugoslavia18 January 1977Kreševo  YugoslaviaAirplane accidentLearjet 25
Francisco de Sá Carneiro[11] Prime Minister of Portugal4 December 1980Camarate  PortugalAirplane accidentCessna 421
(1921–1987)
Rashid Karami[12] Prime Minister of Lebanon1 June 1987Beirut  LebanonHelicopter bombingAérospatiale SA 330 Puma
Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai[13] Prime minister of Afghan Northern Alliance21 August 1997Bamyan  AfghanistanAirplane accidentAntonov An-32
(1960–2024)
Ebrahim Raisi[14] President of Iran19 May 2024Varzaqan  IranHelicopter accidentBell 212

International organizations

  Died in office
ImageNameTitleDatePlaceCountryTypeAircraft model
(1905–1961)
Dag Hammarskjöld[3] Secretary-General of the United Nations18 September 1961Ndola  Rhodesia and NyasalandAirplane accidentDouglas DC-6

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References

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