José Figueres Ferrer
José Figueres Ferrer
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 its banking sector, and granted women and Afro-Costa Ricans the right to vote, as well as access to Costa Rican nationality to people of African descent. He was a good friend of the Governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín, praising his political achievements in one of his essays.
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Date of Birth
September 25th, 1906
Age
118
Birth Place
Costa Rica, Alajuela Province
Date of Death
June 8th, 1990
Died Aged
83
Star Sign
Libra
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José María Figueres Olsen
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Henrietta Boggs
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Christiana Figueres
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Mariano Figueres Olsen
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Karen Olsen Beck
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