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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 .
Calderonista invasion of Costa Rica (1955) Costa Rica: Calderón Forces Nicaragua: Victory. Nicaraguan withdrawal from Costa Rica; Dominican Civil War (1965–1966) Dominican Loyalists United States Brazil Paraguay Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador Dominican Constitutionalists: Victory. Juan Bosch excluded from Presidency; Election of ...
1979 — 1992 Salvadoran Civil War. December 11, 1981 El Mozote massacre; August 21, ... 1921 War of Coto (against Costa Rica) 1960 — 1996 Central American crisis.
The Ochomogo War was a civil war fought in Costa Rica, the first in its history, and was fought shortly after the country became independent from Spain.. The most important event was the Battle of Ochomogo (5 April 1823) which was fought on Ochomogo Hill, from which it takes it name, to the west of Cartago, Costa Rica.
The Calderonista Invasion of Costa Rica was a small rebellion carried out in North-West Costa Rica by forces loyal to the disgruntled former president Rafael Calderón, and was supported by the Government of Nicaragua who were unhappy with the election of Jose "Pepe" Figueres Ferrer to the Costa Rican Presidency two years prior.
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 ...
In Costa Rica, the government declared independence from Mexico in October 1822, however, a coup d'état by pro-Mexican monarchists in March 1823 led to the outbreak of a civil war. The Ochomogo War of April 1823 deposed the monarchist government and reestablished the secessionist government.
Costa Rican Civil War (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Wars involving Costa Rica" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.