Ruler · 1882 – 1946

León Cortés Castro

Lived 1882 – 1946; politician. President of Costa Rica (Costa Rica), 1936 – 1940.

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Lived: 1882 – 1946; 64 years
In office: 4 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Costa Rica
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Costa Rica

Costa Rica · the 23rd of 45 dated reigns · 1825 – 2026

19 before

Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno1924 – 1928

Cleto González Víquez1928 – 1932

Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno1932 – 1936

León Cortés Castro1936 – 1940

Teodoro Picado Michalski1944 – 1948

José Figueres Ferrer1948 – 1949

Otilio Ulate Blanco1949 – 1953

19 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 1936 – 1940 · 4 years · came to it aged 54

Came to it: elected
Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1940; they died in 1946

Cortés won the election with 60.2% of the vote and carried all provinces.

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