General Tomás Miguel Guardia Gutiérrez (December 16, 1831 – July 6, 1882) was

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on two occasions: from 1870 to 1876, and from 1877 to 1882.El Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones: Presidentes de la República de Costa Rica
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President Jesús Jiménez. He was the power behind the throne during the very short presidency of his conspirator Bruno Carranza, whom he replaced after a period of three months. The following year he enacted Costa Rica's 1871 Constitution, which remained in force until 1948. On 8 May 1876 he surrendered the presidency to Aniceto Esquivel. He continued to pull the strings of power during Esquivel's short term in office and that of Esquivel's successor Vicente Herrera, before reassuming the presidency himself on 11 September 1877. He abolished the death penalty later that year. He remained in office until his death.

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1831 births 1882 deaths People from Guanacaste Province Costa Rican people of Spanish descent Presidents of Costa Rica Vice presidents of Costa Rica 19th-century Costa Rican people Costa Rican liberals {{CostaRica-politician-stub