Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
President of Costa Rica from 1940 to 1944 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calderón and the second or maternal family name is Guardia.
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia (March 8, 1900 – June 9, 1970) was a Costa Rican medical doctor and politician, who served as President from 1940 to 1944.[1]
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Rafael Ángel Calderón | |
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29th President of Costa Rica | |
In office May 8, 1940 – May 8, 1944 | |
Preceded by | León Cortés Castro |
Succeeded by | Teodoro Picado Michalski |
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
In office May 1, 1958 – April 30, 1962 | |
Preceded by | Oldemar Chavarría Chinchilla |
Succeeded by | Jorge Montero Castro |
Constituency | San José (6th Office) |
Deputy of the Constitutional Congress | |
In office 1 May 1934 (1934-05-01) – 30 April 1940 (1940-04-30) | |
Constituency | San José Province |
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Born | (1900-03-08)March 8, 1900 San José, Costa Rica |
Died | June 9, 1970(1970-06-09) (aged 70) San José, Costa Rica |
Political party | National Republican Party |
Spouse(s) |
; divorced Rosario Fournier Mora
(m. 1947–1970) |
Children | Rafael Ángel, Jr. (1949–), Alejandra Calderon Fournier (1954–1979), Maria Calderon Fournier (1960–) |
Parent(s) | Rafael Calderón Muñoz and Ana María Guardia Mora |
Alma mater | Université catholique de Louvain Université libre de Bruxelles |
Profession | Doctor |
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