Events in the year 1948 in

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

: Teodoro Picado Michalski until April 20, Santos León Herrera (interim) until May 8,

José Figueres Ferrer José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer (25 September 1906 – 8 June 1990) served as President of Costa Rica on three occasions: 1948–1949, 1953–1958 and 1970–1974. During his first term in office he abolished the country's army, nationa ...

Events

*February 8 - Costa Rican general election, 1948 *March 12-April 24: Costa Rican Civil War *December 8 -

Costa Rican Constitutional Assembly election, 1948 Constituent Assembly elections were held in Costa Rica on 8 December 1948, following the Costa Rican Civil War. The result was a victory for the National Unity Party The National Unity Party, National United Party, Party of National Unity or Nati ...

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