José Joaquín Antonio Trejos Fernández (18 April 1916 10 February 2010) was 35th

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from 1966 to 1970. His parents were Juan Trejos Quirós and Emilia Fernández Aguilar. As a student he obtained degrees in mathematics and economics from the

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. During Mario Echandi's administration he was part of Costa Rica's delegation in the

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. Trejos defeated

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in the election that secured him the presidency. Trejos died on 10 February 2010. In the months before his death he began to have problems, when he had an accident in December 2009.

Elected as president

Without any political experience he won the presidential election of 1966 as candidate of a "Unificación Nacional" coalition. His victory was a close win over Daniel Oduber Quirós, with less than 4000 votes in his favor. Voters elected 26 congressmen from his party and the opposition won 29 seats.Historía de Costa Rica, Monge Alfaro, Carlos. edición #16, Imprenta Trejos, 1980, página 307, page 307 During the Trejos presidency, the aggregated tax (IV) was introduced and the government debts were virtually erased.

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