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José María Figueres Olsen (born 24 December 1954) is a Costa Rican businessman and politician, who served as President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998. He also ran for president in the 2022 presidential election but was defeated by Rodrigo Chaves.
Second term as de facto ruler. Died in office. 12: Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez (1826–1905) 6 July 1882 20 July 1882 Non-partisan Liberal Acting president. 13: Próspero Fernández Oreamuno (1834–1885) 20 July 1882 12 March 1885 Non-partisan Liberal 1882: Died in office. 14: Bernardo Soto Alfaro (1854–1931) 12 March 1885 8 May 1890 Non ...
Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos alβaˈɾaðo keˈsaða]; born 14 January 1980) is a Costa Rican politician, writer, journalist, and political scientist who served as the 48th president of Costa Rica [2] from 8 May 2018 to 8 May 2022.
18 March – The president of the United States John F. Kennedy began a three-day visit to Costa Rica to meet with the presidents of Central America to promote his Alliance for Progress programme to resist the influence of communism, from Cuba and the Soviet Union, by providing American economic aid to promote economic development and political ...
José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer (25 September 1906 – 8 June 1990) served three terms as President of Costa Rica: 1948–1949, 1953–1958 and 1970–1974. [1] During his first term in office he abolished the country's army , nationalized its banking sector, granted women and Afro-Costa Ricans the right to vote, and offered Costa Rican ...
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Died in office Fernando Coto Albán: 1975–1983: Ulises Odio Santos: 1983–1986: Miguel Blanco Quirós: 1986–1990: Edgar Cervantes Villalta: 1990–1999: Luis Paulino Mora Mora: 1999–2013: Died in office Zarela Villanueva Monge: 2013–2017: First female President of the Supreme Court Carlos Chinchilla Sandí: 2017–2018: Fernando Cruz ...
Francisco José Orlich Bolmarcich [1] (10 March 1907 – 29 October 1969) was the 34th President of Costa Rica from 1962 to 1966. [2] He was an ethnic Croat, a descendant of Croatian settlers from the town of Punat on the island of Krk, Croatia. [3] Together with his brothers he founded in 1928 FJ Orlich & Hnos Ltda. (FJ Orlich & Brothers Limited).