Santos Leon Herrera
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Santos León Herrera was interim president of Costa Rica
for 18 days during the country's 1948 civil war
, serving from April 20 - May 8 of that year. He also previously served as vice-president of the country, as part of the Teodoro Picado Michalski
administration of 1944-1948.
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....
for 18 days during the country's 1948 civil war
Costa Rican Civil War
The Costa Rican Civil War was the bloodiest event in 20th century Costa Rican history. It lasted for 44 days , during which approximately 2,000 people are believed to have died...
, serving from April 20 - May 8 of that year. He also previously served as vice-president of the country, as part of the Teodoro Picado Michalski
Teodoro Picado Michalski
Teodoro Picado Michalski was the President of Costa Rica from 1944 to 1948.-Overview:Teodoro Picado governed Costa Rica immediately after the presidency of Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia and preceded the de facto junta of José Figueres...
administration of 1944-1948.