José Figueres Ferrer
President of Costa Rica
Died when: 83 years 272 days (1004 months)Star Sign: Virgo
José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer (25 September 1906 – 8 June 1990) 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 and Afro-Costa Ricans the right to vote, as well as access to Costa Rican nationality to people of African descent.
His son José María Figueres was also President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998.
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