Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier

Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier

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Calderón in 1993
41st President of Costa Rica
In office
8 May 1990 – 8 May 1994
Preceded byÓscar Arias Sánchez
Succeeded byJosé María Figueres Olsen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
8 May 1978 – 31 July 1980
PresidentRodrigo Carazo Odio
Preceded byGonzalo Facio Segreda
Succeeded byBernd H. Niehaus Quesada
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
In office
1 May 1974 – 30 April 1978
Preceded byLongino Soto Pacheco
Succeeded byMarta Chinchilla Orozco
ConstituencySan José (11th Office)
Personal details
Born (1949-03-14) 14 March 1949
Diriamba, Nicaragua
Political partyPRSC (since 2014)
Spouse(s)
Gloria Bejarano Almada
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(m. 1972)​
Children4
ParentsRafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
María Rosario Fournier Mora
RelativesFrancisco Calderón Guardia (uncle)
EducationUniversity of Costa Rica (LLB)
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician
  • businessman
ProfessionLawyer
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Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (born 14 March 1949) is a Costa Rican lawyer and politician who has been the 41st President of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994.[1] He was the presidential candidate of the Social Christian Unity Party for the national elections held in February 2010, but ended his candidacy on 5 October 2009, when he was sentenced to five years in prison for corruption.[2]

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