José Figueres Ferrer
32nd, 34th, and 38th President of Costa Rica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"José Figueres" redirects here. For his son and the president of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998, see José María Figueres.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Figueres and the second or maternal family name is Ferrer.
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 nationality to people of African descent.
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José Figueres Ferrer | |
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President of Costa Rica | |
In office 8 May 1970 – 8 May 1974 | |
Vice President | Manuel Aguilar Bonilla Jorge Rossi Chavarría |
Preceded by | José Joaquín Trejos Fernández |
Succeeded by | Daniel Oduber Quirós |
In office 8 November 1953 – 8 May 1958 | |
Vice President | Raúl Blanco Cervantes Fernando Esquivel Bonilla |
Preceded by | Otilio Ulate Blanco |
Succeeded by | Mario Echandi Jiménez |
In office 8 May 1948 – 8 November 1949 | |
Preceded by | Teodoro Picado Michalski |
Succeeded by | Otilio Ulate Blanco |
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Born | José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer (1906-09-25)25 September 1906 San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica |
Died | 8 June 1990(1990-06-08) (aged 83) San José, San José, Costa Rica |
Political party | PLN |
Spouse(s) | Henrietta Boggs Karen Olsen Beck |
Children | 6, including José María and Christiana |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Profession | Landowner, politician |
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His son José María Figueres served as President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998.