Health Minister; Rev. Benjamín Núñez Vargas, Labor Minister; and EdgarCardonaQuirós, Public Safety Minister. The Junta also took legislative and executive
Teodoro Picado Michalski. April 3, 1949: Public Security Minister EdgarCardonaQuirós [es] led a failed attempt to overthrow José Figueres Ferrer. January
controversial and led to a failed coup attempt by Public Security Minister EdgarCardonaQuirós, in what is now known as the es:Cardonazo. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections
Dibiasi, Raúl Blanco Cervantes, Benjamín Núñez Vargas, EdgarCardonaQuirós, Daniel Oduber Quirós May 8, 1948 – November 8, 1949 National Liberation Movement