Otilio Ulate Blanco
President of Costa Rica (1891-1973) · Costa Rica · On the map · Politicians · Died at 82
Luis Rafael de la Trinidad Otilio Ulate Blanco was a Costa Rican journalist and politician who served as the 31st President of Costa Rica from 1949 to 1953.
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His disputed election in 1948, whereby he was denied victory by the legislature in favor of Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, was the direct cause of José Figueres Ferrer's armed uprising of that year and the ensuing 44-day Costa Rican Civil War.
Country
Costa Rica
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Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1973 · aged 82
