José Figueres Ferrer
José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer (25 September 1906 – 8 June 1990) served three terms as President of Costa Rica: 1948–1949, 1953–1958 and 1970–1974. During his first term in office he abolished the country's army, nationalized its banking sector, granted women and Afro-Costa Ricans the right to vote, and offered Costa Rican nationality to people of African descent.
José Figueres Ferrer | |
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Figueres in 1973 | |
| President of Costa Rica | |
| In office 8 May 1970 – 8 May 1974 | |
| Vice President | Manuel Aguilar Bonilla Jorge Rossi Chavarría |
| Preceded by | José Joaquín Trejos Fernández |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Oduber Quirós |
| In office 8 November 1953 – 8 May 1958 | |
| Vice President | Raúl Blanco Cervantes Fernando Esquivel Bonilla |
| Preceded by | Otilio Ulate Blanco |
| Succeeded by | Mario Echandi Jiménez |
| In office 8 May 1948 – 8 November 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Teodoro Picado Michalski |
| Succeeded by | Otilio Ulate Blanco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer 25 September 1906 San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Died | 8 June 1990 (aged 83) San José, San José, Costa Rica |
| Political party | PLN |
| Spouse(s) | Henrietta Boggs Karen Olsen Beck |
| Children | 6, including José María and Christiana |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Landowner, politician |
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His son José María Figueres served as President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998.
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