Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia was a Costa Rican physician and politician who served as the 29th President of Costa Rica from 1940 to 1944. The founder of Calderonism, he had previously represented San
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
Teodoro Picado Michalski
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Teodoro Picado Michalski was a Costa Rican educator, lawyer and politician who served as the 30th President of Costa Rica from 1944 to 1948. A member of the National Republican Party, he previously se
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
…of reform challenged the domination of the elite, which consequently became politically more active, aware and cohesive. In 1944, Calderón supported Teodoro Picado Michalski to succeed him as president. Picado was also backed by Archbishop Sanabria, and the former Communist leader Manuel Mora in the 1944 election. There…
Picado in 1944