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León Cortés Castro

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President of Costa Rica (1882-1946)

PoliticiansLived 1882 to 1946 · aged 63
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León Cortés Castro was a Costa Rican educator, lawyer and politician who served as the 28th President of Costa Rica from 1936 to 1940.

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Photograph of Cortés during his parliamentary career, between 1924 and 1928.Photograph of Cortés during his parliamentary career, between 1924 and 1928.Cortés (first from left to right) standing alongside the cabinet of the Third Jiménez Administration.Cortés (first from left to right) standing alongside the cabinet of the Third Jiménez Administration.Newspaper invitation to attend a campaign speech by Cortés on 6 February 1944.Newspaper invitation to attend a campaign speech by Cortés on 6 February 1944.

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About this person

León Cortés Castro was a Costa Rican educator, lawyer and politician who served as the 28th President of Costa Rica from 1936 to 1940. His presidency was marked by an extensive public works program, including the construction of numerous public schools and the former La Sabana International Airport, leading contemporaries to refer to his government as the gobierno del cemento y la varilla.

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Lived 1882 to 1946 · aged 63
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