List of Presidents of Costa Rica

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President of Costa Rica is the head of state and government of Costa Rica. President is elected in direct elections for a period of four years, which is not immediately renewable. Two Vice Presidents are elected in the same ticket with the President. President appoints the Council of Ministers [1].

The following table contains a list of the junta chairmen, presidents and heads of state of Costa Rica since Central American independence from Spain and Mexico. From 1824 to 1838 Costa Rica was a state within the United States of Central America; since then it has been an independent nation.

Heads of State of Costa Rica[2] Term Party Notes
Juan Mora Fernández 1825-1833 Liberal Two successive periods; re-elected in 1829.
José Rafael Gallegos 1833-1835 Conservative Resigned, Manuel Fernández Chacón and Nicolás Ulloa Soto followed as acting Heads of State.
Braulio Carrillo Colina 1835-1837 Liberal First term.
Joaquín Mora Fernández March-Apr 1837 Liberal Provisional
Manuel Aguilar Chacón 1837-1838 Liberal Deposed in a coup.
Braulio Carrillo Colina 1838-1842 Liberal Second term, deposed in a coup.
Francisco Morazán Apr-Sept 1842 Liberal Deposed by popular uprising; executed 15 September 1842.
António Pinto Soares Sept 1842 Liberal Came to power in popular uprising, and quickly resigned.
José María Alfaro Zamora 1842-1844 Liberal First term. Provisional.
Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla Nov-Dec 1844 Liberal Deposed in a coup.
José Rafael Gallegos 1845-1846 Conservative
José María Alfaro Zamora 1846-1847 Liberal Second term.
José María Castro Madriz 1847-1848 Liberal
Presidents of the Republic of Costa Rica Term Party Notes
José María Castro Madriz 1848-1849 Liberal "Founder of the Republic". First presidential term.
Miguel Mora Porras Nov 1849 Liberal Interim
Juan Rafael Mora Porras 1849-1859 Liberal Elected three times in row.
José María Montealegre Fernández 1859-1863 Liberal Provisional 1859-1860.
Jesús Jiménez Zamora 1863-1866 Liberal First term.
José María Castro Madriz 1866-1868 Liberal Second presidential term. Deposed in a coup.
Jesús Jiménez Zamora 1868-1870 Military Second term.
Bruno Carranza Ramírez Apr-Aug 1870 Liberal Deposed in a coup d'état.
Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez 1870-1876 Liberal First term, provisional 1870-1872.
Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz May-Jul 1876 Liberal Deposed in a coup d'état.
Vicente Herrera Zeledón 1876-1877 Conservative
Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez 1877-1882 Liberal Second term, died in office.
Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez 1882 Liberal Acting
Próspero Fernández Oreamuno 1882-1885 Liberal Died in office.
Bernardo Soto Alfaro 1885-1890 Liberal Acting 1885-1886. Carlos Durán Cartín was acting president 1889-1890.
José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón 1890-1894 Constitutional Party
Rafael Yglesias Castro 1894-1902 Civil Party Two consecutive terms.
Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra 1902-1906 National Union Party
Cleto González Víquez 1906-1910 National Union Party First term.
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno 1910-1914 National Republican Party Son of Jesús Jiménez Zamora. First term.
Alfredo González Flores 1914-1917 National Republican Party Deposed by Tinoco in a coup.
Federico Tinoco Granados 1917-1919 Partido Peliquista Two consecutive terms. Overthrown by popular uprising.
Juan Bautista Quirós Segura Aug-Sept 1919 Partido Peliquista Previously Vice President, forced to resign by the U.S. government.
Francisco Aguilar Barquero 1919-1920 National Union Party Interim presidency; dictatorial powers.
Julio Acosta García 1920-1924 Constitutional Party
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno 1924-1928 National Republican Party Second term.
Cleto González Víquez 1928-1932 National Union Party Second term.
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno 1932-1936 National Republican Party Third term.
León Cortés Castro 1936-1940 National Republican Party
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia 1940-1944 National Republican Party
Teodoro Picado Michalski 1944-1948 National Republican Party
José Figueres Ferrer 1948-1949 PLN Came to power in civil war. Returned power to elected president after re-organizing the government. First term.
Otilio Ulate Blanco 1949-1953 National Union Party
José Figueres Ferrer 1953-1958 PLN Second term.
Mario Echandi Jiménez 1958-1962 PU
Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich 1962-1966 PLN
José Joaquín Trejos Fernández 1966-1970 PU
José Figueres Ferrer 1970-1974 PLN Third term. Presidential re-election disallowed.
Daniel Oduber Quirós 1974-1978 PLN
Rodrigo Carazo Odio 1978-1982 PUSC
Luis Alberto Monge 1982-1986 PLN
Óscar Arias Sánchez 1986-1990 PLN First term; Nobel Peace Prize winner 1987.
Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier 1990-1994 PUSC Son of Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia.
José María Figueres Olsen 1994-1998 PLN Son of José Figueres Ferrer.
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría 1998-2002 PUSC
Abel Pacheco de la Espriella 2002-2006 PUSC Presidential re-election re-instated.
Óscar Arias Sánchez 2006-2010 PLN Second term

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[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.guiascostarica.com/cr1.htm Executive Branch
  2. ^ http://www.guiascostarica.com/cr7.htm List of Heads of State

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