José Figueres Ferrer
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 | Con Henrietta Boggs: José Martí Figueres Boggs (1943-2019): Su primogénito, falleció a los 76 años. Shannon "Muni" Figueres Boggs (1945-): Diplomática y política costarricense. Con Karen Olsen Beck: José María Figueres Olsen (1954-): Presidente de Costa Rica de 1994 a 1998. Karen Christiana Figueres Olsen (1956-): Diplomática especializada en cambio climático, reconocida por su labor en la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático. Mariano Figueres Olsen (1958-2019): Falleció a los 59 años, tiempo despues de un accidente en cuadraciclo. Kirsten Figueres Olsen (1960-2023): Falleció en diciembre de 2023 debido a una enfermedad incurable. |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Landowner, politician |
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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.
His son José María Figueres served as President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998.