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Porfirio Ricardo José Luis Daniel Oduber Quirós (August 25, 1921 – October 13, 1991) was a Costa Rican politician, lawyer, philosopher, poet, and essayist. He served as the President of Costa Rica from 1974 to 1978. [2] He is credited with the creation of the Sistema Nacional de Radio y Televisión and the Universidad Estatal a Distancia.
e. Ballot paper. General elections were held in Costa Rica on 6 February 1966. [1] José Joaquín Trejos Fernández of the National Unification Party won the presidential election, whilst the National Liberation Party won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81%. [2] These were very divisive elections as they had only two candidates. [3]
The idea for an airport in Guanacaste Province was conceived during the government of Daniel Oduber Quirós (1974–1978). [6] The airport was initially named "Llano Grande", after the surrounding area, [6] then renamed "Aeropuerto Tomas Guardia," and finally honor Quirós for his work for the province of Guanacaste. Today, most people call it ...
He was a good friend of the Governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín, praising his political achievements in one of his essays. His son, José María, also served as president from 1994 to 1998. His daughter, Muni Figueres Boggs, is the current Ambassador from Costa Rica to the United States.
Marjorie Elliott Sypher de Oduber (24 January 1925 – 16 April 2015) was a Canadian-born Costa Rican musician and public figure. She served as the First Lady of Costa Rica from 1974 to 1978 during the administration of her husband, former President Daniel Oduber Quirós .
Ron Howard, who directed the movie "Hillbilly Elegy," says he is "surprised and concerned" by Donald Trump and JD Vance's campaign rhetoric.
José Luis González (March 8, 1926 – December 8, 1996) was a Puerto Rican essayist, novelist, short story writer, university professor, and journalist who lived most of his life in exile in Mexico due to his pro- independence political views. [1] He is considered to be one of the most important Puerto Rican authors of the 20th century ...
José Luis González Quirós (September 2, 1947) is a Spanish philosopher. He is one of the founders of Vox (political party) , and was interim president of VOX from June to September 2014. [1] [2] [3]