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Unwillingly, Costa Rica became too involved in the United States' struggle to topple the Sandinistas and in an attempt to pull away, proclaimed Costa Rica as an active, neutral nation. With Costa Rica still in the midst of a terrible economic recession, Monge opted to exchange sovereignty for economic stability: he gave in to pressure from the ...
Because of Monge's achievements in the domestic league and national team, and with the national sporting games of 1997 in mind, the then president José María Figueres Olsen, with the minister of sports [1] (in that year called National Sports Institute) named the stadium that was already in the José Figueres Ferrer Olympic Village in his honor.
Jorge Hernán Monge Mora (14 February 1938 – 28 November 2019) [2] was a Costa Rican football player, considered in his country as one of the top strikers ever to have played the game. [ 3 ] Club career
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 7 February 1982. [1] Luis Alberto Monge of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 79%. [2]
Leonora Jiménez Monge (born 1983 in Santa Ana, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican beauty pageant titleholder and the original winner of 2005 Miss Asia Pacific International.She was dethroned because of her participation in Miss World 2005 and the Miss Asia Pacific title was passed to the 1st runner up, Evgeniya Lapova of Russia.
Doris Yankelewitz Berger (May 7, 1934 – May 18, 2016) was a Costa Rican artist, politician, political activist, and member of the National Liberation Party (PLN). She served as the First Lady of Costa Rica from 1982 to 1986 during the presidency of her then-husband, President Luis Alberto Monge.
Daphne Melissa Herrera Monge (born 10 October 1996), known as Melissa Herrera, is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side Club Tijuana and the Costa Rica women's national team.
Resigns in 2013 to be unsuccessfully presidential candidate for the 2014 Costa Rican general election. [1]-Sandra García Pérez 2013-2016 National Liberation Party: Vice-mayor, substitutes Araya. [1] 1: Johnny Araya Monge 2016-2020 San José Alliance Party Re-elected in 2016. 1: Johnny Araya Monge 2020- National Liberation Party: Re-elected in ...