Santos León Herrera
Interim president of Costa Rica in 1948 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is León and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.
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.
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Santos León Herrera | |
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Interim President of Costa Rica | |
In office 20 April 1948 – 8 May 1948 | |
Preceded by | Teodoro Picado Michalski |
Succeeded by | José 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 |
Died | May 8, 1950(1950-05-08) (aged 75) San José, Costa Rica |
Political party | National Republican Party |
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