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José Figueres Ferrer

Costa Rican politician (1906-1990) · Costa Rica · Politicians · Died at 83

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José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer was a Costa Rican farmer, revolutionary leader, and statesman who served as the 32nd and 36th President of Costa Rica from 1953 to 1958 and from 1970 to 1974.

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1990Died8 June 19901975Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAward1973Order of Propitious CloudsAward1970Named President of Costa RicaOffice8 May 1948 to 8 November 19491957Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1953Named President of Costa RicaOffice8 May 1948 to 8 November 19491948Named President of Costa RicaOffice8 May 1948 to 8 November 19491906Born25 September 1906

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Monument to José Figueres Ferrer commemorating his abolishing of Costa Rica's army in 1948, Plaza de la Democracia, San JoséMonument to José Figueres Ferrer commemorating his abolishing of Costa Rica's army in 1948, Plaza de la Democracia, San José

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Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic1975
Order of Propitious Clouds1973
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1957
Order of Augusto César Sandino
Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín

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José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer was a Costa Rican farmer, revolutionary leader, and statesman who served as the 32nd and 36th President of Costa Rica from 1953 to 1958 and from 1970 to 1974. He was also the head of the Founding Junta of the Second Republic from 1948 to 1949 and the founder of the National Liberation Party.

Country
Costa Rica
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1990 · aged 83

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