Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra
Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra | |
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| 17th President of Costa Rica | |
| In office 8 May 1902 – 8 May 1906 | |
| Preceded by | Rafael Yglesias Castro |
| Succeeded by | Cleto González Víquez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1844 Rivas, Nicaragua |
| Died | 15 April 1923 (aged 78) San José, Costa Rica |
| Nationality | Nicaraguan, Costa Rican |
| Political party | Civil |
| Spouse | Adela Salazar Guardia |
| Children | Flora |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician, University Professor |
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Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra (10 May 1844 – 15 April 1923) was a Nicaraguan-born President of Costa Rica from 1902 to 1906. Esquivel became a naturalized Costa Rican in 1869.
He was also a lawyer and a university professor. After his presidential term, he served as the president of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica from 1917 to 1920.