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José Figueres Ferrer

President of Costa Rica
First term:  8 May 1948 to
8 November 1949
– Preceded by:   Teodoro Picado Michalski
– Succeeded by:  Otilio Ulate Blanco
Second term:  8 November 1953 to
8 May 1958
– Preceded by:   Otilio Ulate Blanco
– Succeeded by:  Mario Echandi Jiménez
Third term:  8 May 1970 to
8 May 1974
– Preceded by:   José Joaquín Trejos Fernández
– Succeeded by:  Daniel Oduber Quirós
Date of birth: 25 September 1906Events January 8 Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 Earthquake in Ecuador (8. 6 in Richter scale) February 11 Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos''. February 15 Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee in t
Place of birth: San Ramón , Alajuela
Date of death: 8 June 1990Events January January 3 Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello The man who led the coup aginst Dr Apo
Place of death: San Jose] [Costa Rica]]
Party: PLN

José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer served as President of Costa Rica on three occasions:

1948- 1949, 1953- 1958, and 1970- 1974.

During his first term in office, he abolished the country's army, nationalized its banking sector, and granted women the right to vote.

His son, José María Figueres Olsen, also served as president from 1994 to 1998.


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