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African presidents who died in helicopter or plane crashes

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List of African Presidents who lost their lives in plane crashes

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1)President Samora Machel (Mozambique)2.)President Juvénal Habyarimana (Rwanda)3) President Cyprien Ntaryamira (Burundi)

The tragic crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and other officials, in northwestern Iran on Sunday has resulted in a devastating loss for the country.

The tragic helicopter crash adds another sombre chapter to the long history of aviation accidents claiming the lives of presidents and world leaders.

Such incidents often leave an indelible mark on countries worldwide, casting a dark shadow over their governance and trajectory, as in the case of Rwanda in Africa.

Below is a list of African Presidents who lost their lives in plane crashes:

1)President Samora Machel (Mozambique)

African presidents who died in helicopter or plane crashes

Mozambique’s first president, Samora Machel, passed away on October 19, 1986, following a tragic incident where his plane, a Soviet Tupolev 134, crashed into a hillside at Mbuzini, situated just inside South Africa’s borders.

The Margo Commission, established by the South African government, but which included high-level international representation, probed the incident. It determined that the crash resulted from pilot error.

African presidents who died in helicopter or plane crashes

Despite the acceptance of its findings by the International Civil Aviation Organization, the report was rejected by the Mozambican and Soviet governments.

The latter submitted a minority report suggesting that the aircraft was intentionally lured off course by a decoy radio navigation beacon set up specifically for this purpose by the South Africans. Speculation about the accident has therefore continued to the present day, particularly in Mozambique.

2.)President Juvénal Habyarimana (Rwanda)

On April 6, 1994, the President of Rwanda, Juvénal Habyarimana, died in a plane crash near the capital city of Kigali. The incident, which also claimed the life of Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira and several others, occurred when the aircraft, a Dassault Falcon 50, was struck by surface-to-air missiles as it prepared to land at Kigali International Airport.

African presidents who died in helicopter or plane crashes

The tragic event catalyzed the Rwandan Genocide, a mass slaughter of Tutsi and moderate Hutu individuals by extremist Hutu militias. Habyarimana’s death remains a subject of controversy, with various parties accused of orchestrating the plane crash as a means to spark the genocide.

African presidents who died in helicopter or plane crashes

3) President Cyprien Ntaryamira (Burundi)

Cyprien Ntaryamira, the President of Burundi, tragically lost his life in a plane crash on April 6, 1994, along with Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana.

African presidents who died in helicopter or plane crashes

The incident occurred as they were returning from a regional summit in Dar es Salaam.

African presidents who died in helicopter or plane crashes

Unlike in Rwanda, where the shootdown sparked a genocide, the situation in Burundi remained peaceful following the news of its president’s death.



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