Jesús Jiménez Zamora
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Jesús María Ciriaco Jiménez Zamora was President
of Costa Rica
on two occasions:
1863 to 1866, and 1868 to 1870.
He was popularly elected in 1863, but dissolved Congress two months into his term of office. During his presidency he granted asylum to former Salvadoran
President Gen. Gerardo Barrios
, as a result of which the other four Central America
n governments broke off diplomatic relations with Costa Rica.
He passed on the presidency democratically to José María Castro Madriz
at the end of his mandate in 1866, only to overthrow him in a coup d'état
two years later and assume the office of president for a second time. This second mandate, in turn, came to an end in a coup on 27 April 1870.
Jesús Jiménez was the father of three-time President Ricardo Jiménez
.
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
on two occasions:
1863 to 1866, and 1868 to 1870.
He was popularly elected in 1863, but dissolved Congress two months into his term of office. During his presidency he granted asylum to former Salvadoran
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
President Gen. Gerardo Barrios
Gerardo Barrios
Gerardo Barrios , was President of El Salvador 12 March 1859 - 26 October 1863.Barrios was a liberal and supported the unity of Central America. He served as president of El Salvador several times - in 1858, from 1859 to 1860 and again from 1861...
, as a result of which the other four Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
n governments broke off diplomatic relations with Costa Rica.
He passed on the presidency democratically to José María Castro Madriz
José María Castro Madriz
First term:8 May 1847 to16 November 1849– Preceded by: José María Alfaro Zamora– Succeeded by: Juan Rafael MoraSecond term:8 May 1866 to1 November 1868– Preceded by: Jesús Jiménez– Succeeded by: ...
at the end of his mandate in 1866, only to overthrow him in a coup d'état
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
two years later and assume the office of president for a second time. This second mandate, in turn, came to an end in a coup on 27 April 1870.
Jesús Jiménez was the father of three-time President Ricardo Jiménez
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
Romualdo Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno served as president of Costa Rica on three separate occasions: 1910 to 1914, 1924 to 1928, and 1932 to 1936.One of the most well known lawyers in Costa Rican history and a University of Santo Tomás graduate...
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