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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General Info

Male

Date of Birth

September 25th, 1906

Age

120

Birth Place

Costa Rica, Alajuela Province

Date of Death

June 8th, 1990

Died Aged