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Abel Pacheco
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President of Costa Rica (2002-2006)
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Abel Pacheco de la Espriella, born on December 22, 1933, in San José, is a Costa Rican writer, politician, psychiatrist, and physician. A member of the Social Christian Unity Party, he served as the President of Costa Rica. Pacheco is a Catholic who speaks Spanish and was educated at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and Louisiana State University. He has been employed by the University of Costa Rica and received the Order of Juan Mora Fernández.
As an author, Pacheco has published nine works, including *La patria es obra en marcha*, *Así me lo dijo el sol*, *Comentarios*, *Gentes sin ancla*, and *Mas abajo de la piel*. His writings have been referenced in 111 other encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1933
- Works
- 9
Top works
- La patria es obra en marcha
- Así me lo dijo el sol
- Comentarios
- Gentes sin ancla
- Mas abajo de la piel
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Vice president
- Lineth Saborío Chaverri , Luis Fishman Zonzinski
- Preceded by
- Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
- Succeeded by
- Óscar Arias
- Constituency
- San José (1st Office)
- Born
- Abel Pacheco de la Espriella , ( 1933-12-22 ) 22 December 1933 (age 92) , San José , Costa Rica
- Party
- PUSC
- Spouse s
- Elsa María Muñoz Batha (?–?), Leila Rodríguez Stahl ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1975 )
- Education
- National Autonomous University of Mexico , Louisiana State University
- Occupation
- Psychiatrist businessman media personality politician writer
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Abel
- Family name
- Pacheco
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Costa Rica
- Place of birth
- San José
- Occupation
- psychiatrist
- Position held
- President of Costa Rica
- Educated at
- Louisiana State University
- Employer
- University of Costa Rica
- Political party
- Social Christian Unity Party
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Image
- Defense.gov News Photo 050511-D-9880W-053 Abel Pacheco cropped.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1933-12-22
- Commons category
- Abel Pacheco de La Espriella
- P10632
- Abel Pacheco
- name in native language
- Abel Pacheco de la Espriella
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Encyclopedic overview
Abel Pacheco de la Espriella (/əˈbɛl pəˈtʃeɪkoʊ/ ə-BEL pə-CHAY-koh; born 22 December 1933) is a Costa Rican psychiatrist and retired politician who served as the 44th President of Costa Rica from 2002 to 2006. A member of the Social Christian Unity Party, he campaigned on a platform of continuing free-market reforms and implementing an austerity program. He was also the first president of Costa Rica to be elected in a runoff election.
Biography
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