Bernardo Soto Alfaro

Bernardo Soto
President of Costa Rica
In office 12 March 1885 – 8 May 1890 (two consecutive terms, the first incomplete)
Preceded by	Próspero Fernández
Succeeded by	José Joaquín Rodríguez
Personal details
Born	12 February 1854 Alajuela
Died	28 January 1931 (aged 76) San José

Ramón Bernardo Soto Alfaro (12 February 1854 – 28 January 1931) was President of Costa Rica from 1885 to 1890.

He took office when his father-in-law, President Próspero Fernández, died in office in 1885, and in a gesture of national conciliation following the fiercely disputed election for his successor, decided to hold himself apart from office on November 7, 1889. He never resigned, but the Third Vicepresident Carlos Durán served as acting President until the end of the term.

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