Name Santos Herrera | ||
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Preceded by Teodoro Picado Michalski Born May 21, 1874
San Jose, Costa Rica ( 1874-05-21 ) Died May 8, 1950(1950-05-08) (aged 75)
San Jose, Costa Rica Political party National Republican Party | ||
Succeeded by Jose Figueres Ferrer | ||
Santos León Herrera (May 21, 1874, San José – May 8, 1950, San José) was interim president of Costa Rica for 18 days during the country's 1948 civil war, serving from April 20 - May 8 of that year. He also previously served as vice-president of the country, as part of the Teodoro Picado Michalski administration of 1944 - 1948. Before that, he served as interior minister from 1932 - 1936.
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