José Joaquín Trejos Fernández












































Joaquín Trejos
Jose Juaquín Trejos Flores cropped.jpg
35th President of Costa Rica

In office
8 May 1966 – 8 May 1970
Vice President
Jorge Vega Rodríguez
Virgilio Calvo Sánchez
Preceded by Francisco Orlich
Succeeded by José Figueres Ferrer

Personal details
Born
(1916-04-18)18 April 1916
San José
Died 10 February 2010(2010-02-10) (aged 93)
San José
Political party
National Unification Party (PUN)[1]
Alma mater
University of Costa Rica[2]
Occupation Diplomat

José Joaquín Antonio Trejos Fernández (18 April 1916 – 10 February 2010) was 35th President of Costa Rica from 1966 to 1970.[3]
His parents were Juan Trejos Quirós and Emilia Fernández Aguilar. As a student he obtained degrees in mathematics and economics from the University of Costa Rica. During Mario Echandi's administration he was part of Costa Rica's delegation in the United Nations.
Trejos defeated Daniel Oduber in the election that secured him the presidency.[2]
Trejos died on 10 February 2010.[4]



Elected as president


Without any political experience he won the presidential election of 1966 as candidate of a "Unificación Nacional" coalition. His victory was a close win over Daniel Oduber Quirós, with less than 4000 votes in his favor. Voters elected 26 congressmen from his party and the opposition won 29 seats.[5]
During the Trejos presidency, the aggregated tax (IV) was introduced and the government debts were virtually erased.



References





  1. ^ "Political Leaders: Costa Rica". Zárate's Political Collections. Retrieved 2010-02-08..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "José Joaquín Trejos Fernández". GuiasCostaRica.com. Retrieved 2010-02-08.


  3. ^ El Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones: Presidentes de la República de Costa Rica


  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2010-02-12.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  5. ^ Historía de Costa Rica, Monge Alfaro, Carlos. edición #16, Imprenta Trejos, 1980, página 307, page 307










Political offices
Preceded by
Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich

President of Costa Rica
1966-1970
Succeeded by
José Figueres Ferrer









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