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A Cessna Citation Excel crashes in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil killing all seven people aboard, including Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.
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Cessna Citation Excel
Medium-sized business jet
The Cessna Citation Excel is an American midsize business jet in the Cessna Citation family. Announced in October 1994, the Model 560XL first flew on February 29, 1996, certification was granted in April 1998, and over 1,000 have been delivered. The 2,100 nmi-range (3,900 km),…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
2014 Santos Cessna Citation crash
Aircraft accident in Brazil
On 13 August 2014, a Cessna Citation Excel business jet crashed while trying to land at Santos Air Force Base, near Santos, Brazil, killing all seven people on board. Among the victims was Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos. Eleven people on the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Santos, São Paulo
Municipality in São Paulo, Brazil
Santos, officially Municipality of Estância Balneária de Santos, is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, founded in 1546 by the Portuguese nobleman Brás Cubas. It is located mostly on the island of São Vicente, which harbors both the city of Santos and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Brazilian Socialist Party
Political party in Brazil
The Brazilian Socialist Party is a political party in Brazil. It was founded in 1947, before being abolished by the military regime in 1965 and re-organised in 1989 after the re-democratisation of Brazil. It elected six Governors in 2010, becoming the second largest party in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Eduardo Campos
Brazilian economist and politician (1965–2014)
Eduardo Henrique Accioly Campos was a Brazilian congressman and governor. Born and raised in Recife, in the Northeast Brazil, he graduated in Economics from the Recife's Federal University of Pernambuco. Campos' maternal grandfather, the governor of the Brazilian state,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
August 13
Day of the year
August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 140 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)