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Piñera Sebastián
Piñera Sebastián

Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique, more commonly known as Sebastián Piñera, is a Chilean politician and businessman. He was President of Chile between 2010 and 2014. Since taking office, he fulfilled a campaign pledge to divest his holdings. It was Piñera's government that led the successful mission to rescue 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days.

Harvard-educated Piñera obtained representation rights for Visa and MasterCard in Chile and created Bancard S.A., bringing credit cards to the country. He also owns a television channel, a stake in Chile's most successful soccer club and a large stake in the country's national airline. Piñera was also general manager of the Bank of Talca.