José Figueres Ferrer

José Figueres Ferrer President of Costa Rica
First term:	8 May 1948 to 8 November 1949
– Preceded by:	Teodoro Picado Michalski
– Succeeded by:	Otilio Ulate Blanco
Second term:	8 November 1953 to 8 May 1958
– Preceded by:	Otilio Ulate Blanco
– Succeeded by:	Mario Echandi Jiménez
Third term:	8 May 1970 to 8 May 1974
– Preceded by:	José Joaquín Trejos Fernández
– Succeeded by:	Daniel Oduber Quirós
Date of birth:	25 September 1906
Place of birth:	San Ramón , Alajuela
Date of death:	8 June 1990
Place of death:	San Jose, Costa Rica
Party:	PLN

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 the right to vote.

His son, José María Figueres Olsen, also served as president from 1994 to 1998.

Last updated: 06-19-2005 18:32:32

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