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~ 21/09/06
Monday is the 100th birthday of José Figueres Ferrer, the major figure in 20th century Costa Rican history.
He was the man who led the rebels in the 1948 civil war, ousted President Teodoro Picado Michalski and others loyal to Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia and abolished the Costa Rican army.
He was president of Costa Rica three times and his family continues to have strong political influence. He was the final architect of the state of rights in which Costa Ricans live today. Figueres died in 1990.
The Asamblea Legislative voted Wednesday to mark the birthday during its session Monday.
The Centro Cultural e Histórico José Figueres Ferrer in San Ramón de Alajuela, the birthplace of Figueres, will be finishing up a year-long series of events marking the birthday.
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