List of Head of Governments and States who died in aviation accidents and incidents

Many notable Head of Governments and States who have resulted from aviation accidents.

Head of Governments and States

Name Title Date Location Type Aircraft model
Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe [1] last ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe. 26 March 1936 Mexico Zumpango Mexico Airplane accident Ford Trimotor
Arvid Lindman [2] former Prime Minister of Sweden 9 December 1936 United Kingdom Croydon, London, United Kingdom Airplane accident Douglas DC-2
José Félix Estigarribia [3] President of Paraguay 7 September 1940 Paraguay Altos Paraguay Airplane accident Potez 25
Władysław Sikorski[2] Prime Minister of Poland (in exile) 4 July 1943 United Kingdom Gibraltar Airplane accident B-24 Liberator
Ramon Magsaysay [3] President of the Philippines 17 March 1957 Philippines Balamban, Cebu, Philippines Airplane accident Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Barthélemy Boganda [2][3] Prime Minister of the Central African Republic 29 March 1959 Central African Republic Boukpayanga, Central African Republic Airplane accident Nord Noratlas
Abdul Salam Arif [2][3] President of Iraq 13 April 1966 Iraq Baghdad, Iraq Airplane accident de Havilland Dove
René Barrientos [3] President of Bolivia 27 April 1969 Bolivia Arque, Bolivia helicopter accident Hughes 369
Lin Biao [2] Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China 13 September 1971 Mongolia Öndörkhaan, Mongolian People's Republic Airplane accident Hawker Siddeley Trident
Džemal Bijedić [2] Prime Minister of Yugoslavia 18 January 1977 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kreševo, Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia Airplane accident Learjet 25
Ahmed Ould Bouceif [4] Leader of the Military Junta of Mauritania 27 January 1979 Senegal Dakar Senegal Airplane accident de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
Francisco de Sá Carneiro [5] Prime Minister of Portugal 4 December 1980 Portugal Camarate, Portugal Airplane accident Cessna
Jaime Roldós Aguilera [2][3] President of Ecuador 24 May 1981 Ecuador Huairapungo, Ecuador Airplane accident Beechcraft Super King Air
Omar Torrijos [2][3] Military Leader of Panama 31 July 1981 Panama Penonomé, Panama Airplane accident De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Samora Machel [2][3] President of Mozambique 19 October 1986 South Africa Mbuzini, Lebombo Mountains, South Africa Airplane accident Tupolev Tu-134
Rashid Karami [6] Prime Minister of Lebanon 1 June 1987 Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon Airplane accident Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq[2][3] President of Pakistan 17 August 1988 Pakistan Bahawalpur, Pakistan Airplane accident Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Juvénal Habyarimana[2][3] President of Rwanda 6 April 1994 Rwanda Kigali, Rwanda Airplane accident (assassination) Dassault Falcon 50
Cyprien Ntaryamira[3] President of Burundi
Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai [7] Prime minister of Afghan Northern Alliance 21 August 1997 Afghanistan Bamyan, Afghanistan Airplane accident Antonov An-32
Muhammadu Maccido [8] Sultan of Sokoto State 29 October 2006 Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria Airplane accident Boeing 737
Boris Trajkovski[2][3] President of Macedonia 26 February 2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Airplane accident Beechcraft Super King Air
John Garang[2] Vice President of Sudan 30 July, 2005 Sudan New Cush, Southern Sudan, Sudan Helicopter accident Mil Mi-17
Lech Kaczyński[2][3] President of Poland 10 April 2010 Russia Smolensk, Russia airplane accident Tupolev Tu-154
Ryszard Kaczorowski [3] last President of the Polish government-in-exile

International organizations

Name Tittle Date Location Type Aircraft model
Dag Hammarskjöld [2] United Nations General Secretary of the United Nations 18 September 1961 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Ndola, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Airplane accident Douglas DC-6

References

  1. ↑ "Mexico City, Mexico Plane Crash Kills 14, Mar 1936". GenDisasters.com. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 BBC News (23 January 2016). "Leaders killed in air accidents". BBC News Europe. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Presidents and leaders involved in aircraft accidents". Aviation Safety Network. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Colonel ahmed Ould Bouceif". Mauritania National Army. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. ↑ The Telegraph Europe (23 January 2016). "Death of Lech Kaczynski: political leaders who have died in plane crashes". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Los Angeles Times News (23 January 2016). "The World : Lebanon Leader in Crash". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Niezwykle Madre Rzeczy (23 January 2016). "List of fatalities from aviation accidents". Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Sultan Muhammad Maccido Killed In Nigeria Airplane Crash". Eagle World News. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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