Rodrigo Carazo Odio

Rodrigo Carazo Odio
38th President of Costa Rica
In office
8 May 1978  8 May 1982
Vice PresidentRodrigo Altmann Ortiz
José Miguel Alfaro Rodríguez
Preceded byDaniel Oduber Quirós
Succeeded byLuis Alberto Monge Álvarez
12th President of the Legislative Assembly
In office
1 May 1966  30 April 1967
Preceded byRodolfo Solano Orfila
Succeeded byHernán Garrón Salazar
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly
from San José's 1st seat
In office
1 May 1966  30 April 1970
Preceded byCarlos Espinach Escalante
Succeeded byDaniel Oduber Quirós
Personal details
Born
Rodrigo José Ramón Francisco de Jesús Carazo Odio

(1926-12-27)27 December 1926
Cartago, Costa Rica
Died9 December 2009(2009-12-09) (aged 82)
San José, Costa Rica
Political partyUnity Coalition
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Renewal Party (1972-1977)
National Liberation Party (until 1970)
Spouse(s)Estrella Zeledón Lizano
(m. 1947–2009; his death)
Children3, including Rodrigo Alberto
EducationUniversity of Costa Rica (BEc)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • economist
AwardsOrder of Merit of the Italian Republic
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Rodrigo José Ramón Francisco de Jesús Carazo Odio (27 December 1926 9 December 2009) was a Costa Rican economist and politician who served as the 38th President of Costa Rica from 8 May 1978 to 8 May 1982.