Santos León Herrera

Santos León Herrera
Interim President of Costa Rica
In office
20 April 1948  8 May 1948
Preceded by Teodoro Picado Michalski
Succeeded by José Figueres Ferrer
Vice President of Costa Rica
In office
8 May 1944  20 April 1948
Personal details
Born (1874-05-21)May 21, 1874
San José, Costa Rica
Died May 8, 1950(1950-05-08) (aged 75)
San José, Costa Rica
Political party National Republican Party

Santos León Herrera (May 21, 1874, San José May 8, 1950, San José) was interim president of Costa Rica for 18 days during the country's 1948 civil war, serving from April 20 - May 8 of that year.[1] He also previously served as vice-president of the country, as part of the Teodoro Picado Michalski administration of 1944 - 1948.[2] Before that, he served as interior minister from 1932 - 1936.

References

  1. Demilitarization in Costa Rica: A Farewell to Arms?, by Tord Høivik and Solveig Aas © 1981 Sage Publications, Ltd.
  2. The Presidents of Costa Rica, by James L. Busey © 1961 Academy of American Franciscan History.
Political offices
Preceded by
Teodoro Picado Michalski
President of Costa Rica
1948
Succeeded by
José Figueres Ferrer
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