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1936 Costa Rican General Election
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 9 February 1936.Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p155 León Cortés Castro of the Independent National Republican Party won the presidential election, whilst the party also won the parliamentary election, in which they received 59.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 68.8% in the presidential election and 68.9% in the parliamentary election.Nohlen, p156 Campaign The Communist Party of Costa Rica manages to register as a political party for the first time in Costa Rican history. While there was, again, a movement seeking the re-election of Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno, he rejected it emphatically arguing that such a thing went against democracy. Cortés resigned his portfolio as Secretary of Development with clear presidential interests and the cortesismo is gradually taking the reins of Congress and the Republican Party. However, Cortés has many detractors, especially for his sympathies with Nazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Povedano - León Cortés Castro, Pte CR (adjusted)
Povedano is a surname. Notable people with this name include the following: * Juan Povedano (born 1979), a Spanish retired footballer, central defender * Silvia Lara Povedano (born 1959), a Costa Rican politician and sociologist * Tomás Povedano (1847—1943), a Spanish painter See also * Poveda (other) * Poveda (surname) {{surname surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party (Costa Rica)
The Republican Party ( es, Partido Republicano, PR) was a political party in Costa Rica. History The party first contested national elections in 1902, when Máximo Fernández Alvarado was its presidential candidate. Fernández finished second to the National Union Party candidate Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra. Fernández finished second again in the 1906 elections. Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno was the party's presidential candidate in 1910. Although Fernández received the most votes in the 1913 presidential elections, he failed to secure a majority and declined to take up the post; Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p186 Congress subsequently elected Alfredo González Flores as president. In the 1915 parliamentary elections the party received 67% of the vote. Costa Rica was briefly a one-party state under president Federico Tinoco Granados for the 1917 and January 1919 elections. Although the Republican Party received only 4% of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Elections In Central America
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The 1936 Winter Olympics, IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10–February 19, 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Inci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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