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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Costa Rica|native_name=República de Costa Rica|capital=San José|largest_city=San José|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary presidential bourgeois republic|image_map=Costa Rica map.png|map_width=290|official_languages=Spanish|recognized_regional_languages=Bribri<br>Jamaican Patois|area_km2=51,100|population_estimate=5,204,411|population_estimate_year=2022}} | {{Infobox country|name=Republic of Costa Rica|native_name=República de Costa Rica|image_flag=Flag of Costa Rica.svg|image_coat=Coat of arms of Costa Rica.svg|capital=San José|largest_city=San José|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary presidential bourgeois republic|image_map=Costa Rica map.png|map_width=290|official_languages=Spanish|recognized_regional_languages=Bribri<br>Jamaican Patois|area_km2=51,100|population_estimate=5,204,411|population_estimate_year=2022}} | ||
'''Costa Rica''', officially the '''Republic of Costa Rica''', is a country in Central America. | '''Costa Rica''', officially the '''Republic of Costa Rica''', is a country in Central America. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The [[United States of America|USA]] invaded Costa Rica in 1921.<ref name=":0222">{{Citation|author=David Vine|year=2020|title=The United States of War|chapter=The Military Opens Doors|page=210|city=Oakland|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520972070|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref> | |||
[[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> | [[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> | ||
Revision as of 23:27, 21 July 2023
| Republic of Costa Rica República de Costa Rica | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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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
The USA invaded Costa Rica in 1921.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ David Vine (2020). The United States of War: 'The Military Opens Doors' (p. 210). Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520972070 [LG]
- ↑ 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