1917
Coup
Junta Government is established
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at San Jose in Costa Rica. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Junta Government is established
Civil War breaks out when Picado attempts to annul the annual elections
Civil War breaks out when Picado attempts to annul the annual elections
Leads the National Liberation Party which captures San Jose
Picado resigns & the regular army is disbanded
Ex-President, Guardia, invades Costa Rica from Nicaragua with an army of 1,000
Ex-President, Guardia, invades Costa Rica from Nicaragua with an army of 1,000
Costa Rica becomes a founder member of the Union of Central American States
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace
Provenance
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