Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez
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Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez (born December 29, 1925 in Palmares , Alajuela , † November 29, 2016 ) was a Costa Rican politician of the Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN). From May 8, 1982 to May 8, 1986 he was President of Costa Rica.
Life
Luis Alberto Monge was one of the founding members of the Partido Liberación Nacional in 1951 . He was later the Costa Rican ambassador to Israel . He proclaimed the active and continued neutrality of Costa Rica in the conflicts in Central America.
During his presidency he was able to achieve an extensive stabilization of the economy through various measures. In 1983 he promoted the San José Dialogue, which intensified relations between the European Community and Central America.
Web links
- Luis Alberto Monge Alvarez. Partido Liberación Nacional, archived from the original on February 4, 2012 ; Retrieved December 2, 2016 (Spanish).
- Roberto Ortiz de Zárate: Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez . Biography at the Barcelona Center for International Affairs (CIDOB), 2007 (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexandra Araya, Carlos Láscarez, Esteban Oviedo, Yuri Lorena Jiménez, Aarón Sequeira, Vanessa Loaiza, Gerardo Ruiz Ramón: Muere expresidente Luis Alberto Monge, el último constituyente . La Nación (Costa Rica), November 29, 2016, accessed December 2, 2016 (Spanish).
- ↑ Tortillas again . In: Der Spiegel . No. 7 , 1982, pp. 119-120 ( Online - Feb. 15, 1982 ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Carazo Odio |
President of Costa Rica May 8, 1982 - May 8, 1986 |
Óscar Arias Sánchez |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Monge Álvarez, Luis Alberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Costa Rican politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palmares , Alajuela |
| DATE OF DEATH | 29th November 2016 |