Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
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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. Shortly after assuming power in 1910, the province of Cartago
was hit by a powerful earthquake which destroyed most of the city and killed hundreds. One of his main struggles was the rebuilding of one of the biggest cities in the country. Another notable aspect of his first term was the consolidation of the country's external debt with a great part of the debt owed to France being repaid.
During his second term in office, he created the National Insurance Bank, the School of Agriculture and founded the Ministry of Health. He also began the electrification of the Pacific railway system. After his second term he stepped away from the political scene for four years.
He again was elected President in 1932. During his last term in office he concentrated on the country's infrastructure and educational system. He built several large buildings for school housing, improved and build new roads throughout the country and constructed an aqueduct system that started in the central valley and flowed into the Pacific Ocean.
He died in San José in 1945.
His father was two-time president Jesús Jiménez
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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 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. Shortly after assuming power in 1910, the province of Cartago
Cartago Province
Cartago is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country. Bordering provinces are Limón to the east and San José to the west. The capital is Cartago and it was formerly the capital city of Costa Rica until 1823 when the capital was changed to San Jose...
was hit by a powerful earthquake which destroyed most of the city and killed hundreds. One of his main struggles was the rebuilding of one of the biggest cities in the country. Another notable aspect of his first term was the consolidation of the country's external debt with a great part of the debt owed to France being repaid.
During his second term in office, he created the National Insurance Bank, the School of Agriculture and founded the Ministry of Health. He also began the electrification of the Pacific railway system. After his second term he stepped away from the political scene for four years.
He again was elected President in 1932. During his last term in office he concentrated on the country's infrastructure and educational system. He built several large buildings for school housing, improved and build new roads throughout the country and constructed an aqueduct system that started in the central valley and flowed into the Pacific Ocean.
He died in San José in 1945.
His father was two-time president Jesús Jiménez
Jesús Jiménez Zamora
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...
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