Oscar Arias is elected president of the country on February 2
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Oscar Arias is elected president
1986
Oscar Arias is elected president of the country on February 2 |
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Trade embargo on Cuba is lifted
1975
An OAE meeting held in Costa Rica on July 29 calls for lifting the trade embargo on Cuba |
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Jose Figueres wins back the presidency
1970
Jose Figueres wins back the presidency |
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Closing of the first Meeting of Central American Foreign Ministers
1965
The first Extraordinary Conference of Central American Foreign Ministers comes to an end |
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Far-rightist organization Free Costa Rica is dissolved
1963
President Francisco Orlich orders the dissolution of far-right organization Free Costa Risca |
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A Central American Common Market is established
1958
The Central American Development and Economic Organization is founded with a view to ease trade and economic integration for the region. |
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An invasion is brewed from Nicaragua
1955
Former President Calderon Guardia prepares an invasion from Nicaragua. The OAE meddles to do away with the conflict |
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Jose Figueres is elected president
1953
Jose Figueres is elected president |
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The Organization of Central American States is set up.
1951
The Organization of Central American States is founded in San Salvador |
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Caribbean’ revolutionary forces are mobilized
1949
The Caribbean Legion mobilizes revolutionary forces from Cuba, Venezuela, Costa Rica and Spanish republicans to sail on an anti-Trujillo expedition. Today’s constitution was proclaimed on November 7, 1949. |
