Santos León Herrera

Interim president of Costa Rica in 1948
Santos León Herrera
Interim President of Costa Rica
In office
20 April 1948 – 8 May 1948
Preceded byTeodoro Picado Michalski
Succeeded byJosé Figueres Ferrer
3rd Designate to the Presidency
In office
8 May 1944 – 20 April 1948
Personal details
Born(1874-05-21)May 21, 1874
San José, Costa Rica
DiedMay 8, 1950(1950-05-08) (aged 75)
San José, Costa Rica
Political partyNational 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][2] He also previously served as vice president of the country, as part of the Teodoro Picado Michalski administration of 1944–1948.[3] Before that, he served as interior minister from 1932–1936.

References

  1. ^ El Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones: Presidentes de la República de Costa Rica
  2. ^ Demilitarization in Costa Rica: A Farewell to Arms?, by Tord Høivik and Solveig Aas © 1981 Sage Publications, Ltd.
  3. ^ 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


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