Óscar Arias
| Óscar Arias | |
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Óscar Arias in 2009
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| President of Costa Rica | |
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In office 8 May 2006 – 8 May 2010 |
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| Vice President |
First Laura Chinchilla Miranda Second Kevin Casas Zamora |
| Preceded by | Abel Pacheco |
| Succeeded by | Laura Chinchilla |
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In office 8 May 1986 – 8 May 1990 |
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| Vice President |
First Jorge Manuel Dengo Obregón Second Victoria Garrón Orozco |
| Preceded by | Luis Alberto Monge |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 September 1940 Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Political party | National Liberation Party |
| Alma mater |
Boston University University of Costa Rica London School of Economics University of Essex |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Óscar Arias Sánchez (born 13 September 1940 in Heredia, Costa Rica) was President of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2010. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his efforts to end the Central American crisis.
He is also a recipient of the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism and a trustee of Economists for Peace and Security. In 2003, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Criminal Court's Trust Fund for Victims.
Arias was born within an upper-class family in the province of Heredia, descendants from Ferdinand III of Castile and Henry II of England. Arias concluded his secondary schooling at the Saint Francis College in the capital city of San José. He then went to the United States and enrolled in Boston University with the intention of studying medicine, but he soon returned to his home country and completed degrees in law and economics at the University of Costa Rica. In 1967, Arias traveled to the United Kingdom and enrolled in the London School of Economics. He received a doctoral degree in political science from the University of Essex in 1974. Arias has received over fifty honorary degrees, including doctorates from Harvard University, Princeton University, Dartmouth College, Oberlin College, Wake Forest University, Ithaca College and Washington University in St. Louis.
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