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The Costa Rican Civil War took place from 12 March to 24 April 1948. The conflict followed the presidential elections of 8 February 1948 , in which opposition candidate Otilio Ulate defeated the ruling party's Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia .
Events in the year 1948 in Costa Rica. Incumbents ... March 12-April 24: Costa Rican Civil War [3] December 8 - Costa Rican Constitutional Assembly election, 1948 [4]
The Codo del Diablo murders were murders that were carried out in Costa Rica on December 19, 1948, in the area of Siquirres, Limón Province, known as El Codo del Diablo ("Elbow of the Devil"). Six political prisoners were kidnapped and extrajudicially killed due to their political affiliation with communism.
The results were annulled by Congress, leading to the six-week Costa Rican Civil War later that year. [2] [3] Following the war, the results of the parliamentary election were also annulled. [1] After the Civil War, José Figueres Ferrer became President at the head of a provisional junta that ruled for 18 months before handing power over to ...
The First Costa Rican Republic is the name given to the historical period between the proclamation of the Republic of Costa Rica in the 1848 reformed Constitution and the official decree by then President José María Castro Madriz on 31 August 1848 and the Costa Rican Civil War of 1948 which ended with the enactment of the current 1949 Constitution on 7 November 1949 starting the Second Costa ...
Santos León Herrera (May 21, 1874, San José – May 8, 1950, San José) was interim president of Costa Rica for 18 days during the country's 1948 civil war, serving from April 20 - May 8 of that year. [1] [2] He also previously served as vice president of the country, as part of the Teodoro Picado Michalski administration of 1944–1948. [3]
Constituent Assembly elections were held in Costa Rica on 8 December 1948, [1] following the Costa Rican Civil War. The result was a victory for the National Unity Party, which won 34 of the 45 seats. The assembly drew up the 1949 constitution.
8 May 1948 8 November 1949 Social Democratic: De facto: Came to power in the Civil War. Returned power to elected president after re-organizing the government. 31: Otilio Ulate Blanco (1891–1973) 8 November 1949 8 November 1953 National Union: 1948: 32: José Figueres Ferrer (1906–1990) 8 November 1953 8 May 1958 National Liberation: 1953 ...