Francisco Aguilar Barquero | |
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| 23rd President of Costa Rica | |
| In office 2 September 1919 – 8 May 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Bautista Quirós Segura |
| Succeeded by | Julio Acosta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1857 Cartago |
| Died | 11 October 1924 (aged 67) San José |
Francisco Ramón de Jesús Aguilar Barquero (21 May 1857 – 11 October 1924) served as provisional President of Costa Rica for eight months between 1919 and 1920.[1]
He was Governor of Cartago, Deputy for Limón (1888–1889), Secretary of War and Navy (1889), Deputy for Cartago (1890–1892), Deputy for San José (1912–1916) and Third Appointed to the Presidency (1914–1917).
His main achievement was successfully steering the country back to democratic normalcy after his predecessor's military dictatorship.
He was succeeded by Julio Acosta García.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Juan Bautista Quirós Segura | President of Costa Rica 1919–1920 | Succeeded by Julio Acosta García |