In fact, General Omar Torrijos, President of Panama (often referred to as a "dictatorship with a heart"), died in a plane crash back in 1981 -- to be succeeded by lil' ol' Manuel Noriega. The "accidents" occur "up" the political ladder as well.

Now, it is very possible the Torrijos incident was an accident -- in fact it is likely. A few high level cabinet members went out with him on that flight, btw, but dictators do fly (seldom alone), and planes do crash.

Any particular reason these generals (I did note the plurality) were all involved in the crash? Usually (not always), a general would have his own aircraft assigned to him.

Dan