Ruler · 1784 – 1850

José Rafael Gallegos

Lived 1784 – 1850; politician. President of Costa Rica (Costa Rica), 1833 – 1835 and 1 more term.

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Lived: 1784 – 1850; 66 years
In office: 3 years; 2 reigns
Lines: 1; Costa Rica
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Costa Rica

Costa Rica · the 2nd and 5th of 45 dated reigns · 1825 – 2026

Juan Mora Fernández1825 – 1833

José Rafael Gallegos1833 – 1835

Braulio Carrillo Colina1835 – 1842

Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia1840 – 1844

José Rafael Gallegos1845 – 1846

Juan Rafael Mora Porras1849 – 1859

Rafael Barroeta Baca1873 – 1874

Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez1882

37 after

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1833 – 1835 · 2 years · came to it aged 49 · term 1 of 2

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1835; they died in 1850

Reigned 1845 – 1846 · 1 year · came to it aged 61 · term 2 of 2

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1846; they died in 1850

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