José Figueres Ferrer
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José Figueres Ferrer was a three-time president of Costa Rica best known for abolishing the country’s army and laying the foundations for its modern democratic and social welfare state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| José Figueres Ferrer canonical | 4 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of Costa Rica
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| child |
Christiana Figueres
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
José María Figueres Olsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | Founding Junta of the Second Republic of Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-09-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-06-08 ⓘ |
| familyName | Figueres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | National Liberation Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | José NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Order of the Quetzal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Christian socialism
ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
abolition of the Costa Rican army in 1948
ⓘ
creation of social security institutions in Costa Rica ⓘ drafting of the 1949 Constitution of Costa Rica ⓘ expansion of public education in Costa Rica ⓘ extension of voting rights to women in Costa Rica ⓘ nationalization of Costa Rica’s banking system ⓘ |
| influenced |
Costa Rican social democracy
ⓘ
José María Figueres Olsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abolishing the army of Costa Rica
ⓘ
founding Costa Rica’s modern democratic state ⓘ founding the Second Republic of Costa Rica ⓘ leading the Costa Rican Civil War of 1948 ⓘ strengthening Costa Rica’s social welfare system ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Costa Rican Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | José Figueres Ferrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Don Pepe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTermsAsPresident | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San José, Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | National Liberation Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of Foreign Relations of Costa Rica
ⓘ
Minister of Public Security of Costa Rica ⓘ President of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | La Lucha farm, Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Henrietta Boggs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karen Olsen Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termInOfficeEnd |
1949
ⓘ
1958 ⓘ 1974 ⓘ |
| termInOfficeStart |
1948
ⓘ
1953 ⓘ 1970 ⓘ |
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