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Jose Figueres Ferrer Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jose Figueres Ferrer, based on 17 World History Database records associated with Costa Rica.

17 records1942–197012 events2 places

Chronological biography

1942

Arrest of Jose Figueres Ferrer1942

Warfare / Civil War

Arrested during criticizing the Government during a radio broadcast

Exile of Jose Figueres Ferrer1942

Warfare / Civil War

Starts plotting the military take over of the Costa Rican Government. Forced into exile

1944

Partido Accion Democrata1944

Politics / PAD

Helps found the Partido Accion Democrata

Partido Accion Democrata1944

Warfare / Civil War

Helps found the Partido Accion Democrata

1945

Partido Social Democrata1945

Politics / PSD

Helps found the Partido Social Democrata

Partido Social Democrata1945

Warfare / Civil War

Helps found the Partido Social Democrata

1947

Alliance Jose Figueres Ferrer and Costa Rican supporters1947

Warfare / Civil War

Gains support by allowing Costa Rica to become a platform for destroying dictatorships

Armament1947

Warfare / Civil War

Begins training local and foreign militia in one of his farms

Exile of Jose Figueres Ferrer1947

Warfare / Civil War

Gains support by allowing Costa Rica to become a platform for destroying dictatorships

Mobilization1947

Warfare / Civil War

Begins training local and foreign militia in one of his farms

1948

Election1948

Warfare / Civil War

President Picado declare the election of Otilio Ulate a fraud & refuses to stand down

President of Costa Rica1948

Government / Government of Costa Rica · President of Costa Rica

Appointed President of Costa Rica, 1st term

Capture of San Jose24 April 1948

Warfare / Civil War · Colonel · San Jose

Leads the National Liberation Party which captures San Jose

Invasion of Costa Rica10 December 1948

Warfare / Civil War · President of Costa Rica · San Jose

Ex-President, Guardia, invades Costa Rica from Nicaragua with an army of 1,000

Capture of La Cruz17 December 1948

Warfare / Civil War · President of Costa Rica · La Cruz

La Cruz is captured by armed supporters of Calderon Guardia

1953

President of Costa Rica1953

Government / Government of Costa Rica · President of Costa Rica

Appointed President of Costa Rica, 2nd term

1970

President of Costa Rica1970

Government / Government of Costa Rica · President of Costa Rica

Appointed President of Costa Rica, 3rd term

Titles and roles

Colonel · President of Costa Rica

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.