1. Laura Chinchilla (1959)

President Of Costa Rica

Costa Rican politician who was elected the first female President of Costa Rica in 2010.

2. Teodoro Picado Michalski (1900)

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Teodoro Picado Michalski was the President of Costa Rica from 1944 to 1948.

3. Jesús Jiménez Zamora (1823)

President Of Costa Rica

Jesús María Ciriaco Jiménez Zamora was President of Costa Rica on two occasions: 1863 to 1866 and 1868 to 1870. He was popularly elected in 1863 but dissolved Congress two...

4. Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (1907)

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sco José Orlich Bolmarcich was President of Costa Rica from 1962 to 1966. His grandfather on the Orlich side and his mother came to Costa Rica from the town of...

5. Joaquín Mora Fernández (1786)

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Joaquín Mora Fernández was the provisional head of state of Costa Rica from 1 March to 17 April 1837.

6. Santos León Herrera (1874)

President Of Costa Rica

Santos León Herrera was interim president of Costa Rica for 18 days during the country's 1948 civil war serving from April 20 - May 8 of that year. He also...

7. Óscar Arias (1940)

President Of Costa Rica

Óscar Arias Sánchez was President of Costa Rica from 2006 to 2010. He previously served as President from 1986 to 1990 and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for...

8. Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez (1826)

President Of Costa Rica

Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez was President of Costa Rica from 6 July to 10 August 1882.

9. Alberto Oreamuno Flores (Unknow)

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Alberto Oreamuno Flores was a Costa Rican political figure. He served as the president of Costa Rica between 1952 and 1953.

10. José María Montealegre (1815)

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José María Montealegre Fernández was President of Costa Rica from 1859 to 1863. Born into a wealthy family of coffee plantation owners he was sent to study medicine in Aberdeen...

11. José Rafael Gallegos (1784)

President Of Costa Rica

José Rafael de Gallegos y Alvarado was president of Costa Rica's Junta Superior Gubernativa from October 1822 to January 1823 and head of state of Costa Rica from March 1833...

12. Cleto González Víquez (1858)

President Of Costa Rica

Cleto de Jesús González Víquez was on two occasions the President of Costa Rica firstly as the 18th president in 1906 and lastly as the 26th president in 1928. Don...

13. José Figueres Ferrer (1906)

President Of Costa Rica

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...

14. Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (1949)

President Of Costa Rica

Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier served as President of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994. He was the presidential candidate of the Social Christian Unity Party for the national elections held...

15. José María Figueres (1954)

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José María Figueres Olsen is a Costa Rican businessman and politician. After he left the presidency of Costa Rica in 1998 Figueres has also been involved in global issues such...

16. Luis Alberto Monge (1925)

President Of Costa Rica

Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez was the President of Costa Rica from 1982 to 1986. He was born in Palmares Alajuela Province. Before becoming President in 1982 he served as ambassador...

17. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia (1900)

President Of Costa Rica

Rafael Ángel del Socorro Calderón Guardia was the president of Costa Rica from 1940 to 1944.

18. Mario Echandi Jiménez (1915)

President Of Costa Rica

Mario José Echandi Jiménez was President of Costa Rica from 1958 to 1962.

19. Rodrigo Carazo Odio (1926)

President Of Costa Rica

Rodrigo José Ramón Francisco de Jesús Carazo Odio served as President of Costa Rica from 8 May 1978 to 8 May 1982. Carazo was born in 1926 in Cartago.

20. Otilio Ulate Blanco (1891)

President Of Costa Rica

Luis Rafael de la Trinidad Otilio Ulate Blanco served as President of Costa Rica from 1949 to 1953. His French heritage comes from his mother Ermida Blanco.

21. António Pinto Soares (1780)

President Of Costa Rica

António Pinto Soares was Head of State of Costa Rica from September 11 to September 27 1842. He led the popular uprising that overthrew Francisco Morazán on September 11 1842...

22. Juan Mora Fernández (1784)

President Of Costa Rica

Juan Mora Fernández was Costa Rica's first elected head of state. He was considered a liberal and decided to move the capital from Cartago to San José. Juan Mora was...

23. Julio Acosta García (1872)

President Of Costa Rica

sons with the same or similar name see Julio Garcia disambiguation page. Julio Acosta García served as President of Costa Rica from 1920 to 1924. He was born in San...

24. Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra (1844)

President Of Costa Rica

Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra was a Nicaraguan-born President of Costa Rica from 1902 to 1906. Esquivel became a naturalized Costa Rican in 1869. He was also a lawyer and a university...