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Encyclopedia > Bernardo Soto Alfaro

Bernardo Soto Alfaro

President of Costa Rica
Term of office:  12 March 1885 to
8 May 1890
(two consecutive terms, the first incomplete)
– Preceded by:   Próspero Fernández Oreamuno
– Succeeded by:  José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón
Date of birth: 12 February 1854
Place of birth: Alajuela
Date of death: 28 January 1931
Place of death: San José
Party:

Ramón Bernardo Soto Alfaro was President of Costa Rica from 1885 to 1889. The following table contains a list of the presidents and heads of state of Costa Rica since Central American independence from Spain and Mexico. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Juan Primitivo Próspero Fernández Oreamuno was President of Costa Rica from 1882 to 1885. ... José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón was President of Costa Rica from 1890 to 1894. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Alajuela is the capital city of Costa Ricas Alajuela province. ... (Redirected from 28 January) January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... San José is the capital and largest city of the nation of Costa Rica. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...


He took office when President Próspero Fernández died in office in 1885, and in a gesture of national conciliation following the fierecly disputed election for his successor decided to apart himself from office in November 7, 1889. He never resigned, but the Third Vicepresident Carlos Durán Cartín served as acting President until the end of the term. Juan Primitivo Próspero Fernández Oreamuno was President of Costa Rica from 1882 to 1885. ... Carlos Durán Cartín, an accomplished doctor of medicine who had trained in London, was President of Costa Rica for a period of six months from 1889 to 1890. ...


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Political and Economic History of Costa Rica (6753 words)
His brother-in-law, Bernardo Soto Alfaro, then took over the government.
Soto ruled for four years before voluntarily relinquishing the presidency.
The candidate favored by Soto lost to José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón, a representative of a group of young liberals (classical).
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