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Mario Echandi Jiménez

President of Costa Rica (1915-2011) · Costa Rica · On the map · Politicians · Died at 96

Mario José Echandi Jiménez was a Costa Rican lawyer and politician who served as the 33rd President of Costa Rica from 1958 to 1962.

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Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit1951
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

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A conservative liberal, he presided over a process of national reconciliation following the Civil War and modernized the country's drinking water system through the creation of the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers.

Country
Costa Rica
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 2011 · aged 96