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== History == | == History == | ||
[[José Figueres]] headed a [[Liberalism|liberal]] military junta in the 1940s before serving as an elected president from 1953 to 1958. He gave political asylum to [[Communism|communists]] and other political dissidents fleeing from right-wing dictatorships. Figueres supported an assassination attempt against [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaraguan]] dictator [[Anastasio Somoza García]], which led Nicaragua | [[José Figueres]] headed a [[Liberalism|liberal]] military junta in the 1940s before serving as an elected president from 1953 to 1958. He gave political asylum to [[Communism|communists]] and other political dissidents fleeing from right-wing dictatorships. Figueres supported an assassination attempt against [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaraguan]] dictator [[Anastasio Somoza García]], which led Nicaragua to invade Costa Rica.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Blum|year=2003|title=Killing Hope|chapter=Costa Rica mid-1950s: Trying to topple an ally, part I|page=82–84|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecum47co46ksjhrvn6dudrupaqatwgoyssxymbhbjajxujv36pnhe?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II.%20Part%201-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf|city=London|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=1842773682}}</ref> | ||
Figueres became president again in May 1970. Costa Rica became the first country in Central America to establish diplomatic relations with the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] and [[Eastern Bloc]].<ref>{{Citation|author=William Blum|year=2003|title=Killing Hope|chapter=Costa Rica 1970-1971: Trying to topple an ally, part II|page=240|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedfo2kzml5sodng4rtlybjdvertim3nybowazzlo6rztq6khixbv4?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf|city=London|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=1842773682}}</ref> | Figueres became president again in May 1970. Costa Rica became the first country in Central America to establish diplomatic relations with the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] and [[Eastern Bloc]].<ref>{{Citation|author=William Blum|year=2003|title=Killing Hope|chapter=Costa Rica 1970-1971: Trying to topple an ally, part II|page=240|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedfo2kzml5sodng4rtlybjdvertim3nybowazzlo6rztq6khixbv4?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf|city=London|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=1842773682}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:04, 11 February 2023
| Republic of Costa Rica República de Costa Rica | |
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| Capital and largest city | San José |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Recognized regional languages | Bribri Jamaican Patois |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Unitary presidential bourgeois republic |
| Area | |
• Total | 51,100 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 5,204,411 |
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America.
History
José Figueres headed a liberal military junta in the 1940s before serving as an elected president from 1953 to 1958. He gave political asylum to communists and other political dissidents fleeing from right-wing dictatorships. Figueres supported an assassination attempt against Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza García, which led Nicaragua to invade Costa Rica.[1]
Figueres became president again in May 1970. Costa Rica became the first country in Central America to establish diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc.[2]
References
- ↑ William Blum (2003). Killing Hope: 'Costa Rica mid-1950s: Trying to topple an ally, part I' (pp. 82–84). [PDF] London: Zed Books. ISBN 1842773682
- ↑ William Blum (2003). Killing Hope: 'Costa Rica 1970-1971: Trying to topple an ally, part II' (p. 240). [PDF] London: Zed Books. ISBN 1842773682