What most alarmed U. S. officials was Figueres's material and moral support for the Caribbean Legion, even though Figueres had obviously lost interest in the Legion after he gained power.

Ambassadors David Manning, then-British ambassador to the United States, visited his office, and met with People's Republic of China Premier Zhu Rongji in 1999, Costa Rica Presidents José María Figueres and Oscar Arias Sánchez, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Panama's President Martin Torrijos, well as U. S. Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

In 1917-19, Federico Tinoco Granados ruled as a dictator, and, in 1948, José Figueres Ferrer led an armed uprising in the wake of a disputed presidential election.

In 1949, José Figueres Ferrer abolished the army ; and since then, Costa Rica has been one of the few countries to operate within the democratic system without the assistance of a military.

Figueres became a national hero, winning the first election under the new constitution in 1953.

Also involved in scandals has been José María Figueres, former President from PLN and former head of the World Economic Forum.

However, in fall 2004, three former Costa Rican presidents ( Jose Maria Figueres, Miguel Angel Rodríguez, and Rafael Angel Calderon ) were investigated on corruption charges related to the issuance of government contracts.

After extensive legal proceedings Calderon and Rodriguez have been sentenced ; however, the inquiry on Figueres has since been dismissed by the competent judicial party and no charges were ever raised against him.

On December 1, 1948, President José Figueres Ferrer of Costa Rica abolished the military of Costa Rica after victory in the civil war in that year.

In a ceremony in the Cuartel Bellavista, Figueres broke a wall with a mallet symbolizing the end of Costa Rica's military spirit.

José Figueres Ferrer breaking a wall of the Cuartel Bellavista symbolizing the abolition of the Military.

President Figueres promoted a higher profile for Costa Rica in regional and international fora.

His book, The Outline of History was read by José Figueres Ferrer in 1920 while at MIT, the Costa Rican revolutionary and 3-time president, who took the book to heart, and permanently abolished the military of Costa Rica in 1948, and banned the military in the Constitution.

From 2006 to 2010 the head of the secretariat was Yvo de Boer ; on May 17, 2010 his successor, Christiana Figueres from Costa Rica has been named.

The work under the UNFCCC is facilitated by a secretariat in Bonn, Germany, which from July 2010 is headed by Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres.

* July 25 – José Figueres Ferrer, President of Costa Rica ( d. 1990 )

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marqués de Dalí de Pubol ( May 11, 1904January 23, 1989 ), known as Salvador Dalí (), was a prominent Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres, Spain.

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech was born on May 11, 1904, at 8: 45 am GMT in the town of Figueres, in the Empordà region, close to the French border in Catalonia, Spain.

He had his first public exhibition at the Municipal Theater in Figueres in 1919.

Figueres (, Catalan for fig trees, ) is the capital of the comarca of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

Figueres recovered starting from the 1950s, consolidating its economy around the tourism industry.

File: Face of Dali 1025. jpg | A surrealist tribute to Salvador Dali at the base of the Rambla, Figueres.

Situated in the north-east corner of Catalonia, Figueres is about from Girona, from Barcelona, from Perpignan, and from Girona-Costa Brava Airport.

Figueres has been connected since December 2010 to the high-speed rail network with the start of services connecting Figueres to Perpignan via LGV, allowing direct TGV services to Paris.

* Virtual tour of Figueres on Virtourist. com

In Costa Rica, Vesco donated $ 2. 1 million to Sociedad Agricola Industrial San Cristobal, S. A., a company founded by President José Figueres.

In fact, it is believed by some historians ( such as David LaWare ) that Figueres ' social reforms were more or less the same as Calderón's Labor Code of 1943, only Figueres had gained the power with which to enact the laws upon the whole country with the complete support of virtually all the country.

The old theater was bombed in the Spanish Civil War and remained in a state of ruin for decades until Dalí and the mayor of Figueres decided to rebuild it as a museum dedicated to the town's most famous son in 1960.

He has two monuments: one in Barcelona ( Avinguda Diagonal-Carrer Girona ) and other at the end of the Rambla in Figueres, his native city, better known for another Figuerenc, Salvador Dalí.

Christiana Figueres is currently the Executive Director of the UNFCCC, responsible for international climate change negotiations.

In 1999, Figueres joined the Board of Directors of Terremark Worldwide Inc., on which he served for five years.

In 2005, Figueres undertook a one year assignment as Managing Director of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization, responsible for refocusing global consulting within the group.

José María Figueres Olsen was elected President of Costa Rica for four years at the age of 39, the nation's youngest president in the 20th century.

Thirdly, for society to develop itself in harmony with nature ( http :// www. josemariafigueres. org / pensamiento / pensamiento. htm ) from the book “ Gobernando en Tiempos de Cambio: Administración Figueres Olsen, by Leonardo Garnier ).

In 1991, when Figueres was seen as a possible contender for the presidency, brothers David and José Romero published a book accusing Figueres of having participated in the extrajudicial execution of a drug dealer named Jose Joaquin Orozco, known as " Chemise ".

It was reported that Figueres had earned nearly US $ 900 thousand for three years of consultancy work on telecommunications with Alcatel initiated two years after his presidency, and while already working in Europe.

President Figueres has received numerous international awards for his work and adherence to the tenets of Sustainable Development.

Upon leaving government in 1998 President Figueres founded Entebbe – Fundacion Costa Rica para el Desarollo Sostenible ( Costa Rican Foundation for Sustainable Development ).

In his letter of resignation, Figueres apologized to forum founder Klaus Schwab for failing to inform the organization that he had entered the consultancy " many months before joining the Forum.

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After the civil war Figueres became President at the head of a provisional junta known as the " Junta Fundadora " ( Founding Council ) that held power for 18 months.

Once Figueres gained control, the legislation he passed regarding social reform for his Second Republic of Costa Rica was not that much different from Calderón's proposals.

Contrary to popular belief that he was deposed by the armed uprising led by José Figueres Ferrer over the disputed elections for his successor, don Teodoro never resigned the presidency and completed his Constitutional Term while on an Official Visit to the Republic of Nicaragua, leaving his vice-president, Santos Leon Herrera, in charge of the country as acting-President.

On July 27, 1990, USSF agreed to loan Ramos to Spanish Second Division club Figueres for the 1990-1991 season.

On June 23, 1991, Figueres purchased Ramos ' contract from USSF for $ 250, 000.

On July 31, 1992, Figueres sold Ramos to fellow Second Division club Real Betis for $ 400, 000.

He then moved to Spain where he played for Spanish Second Division club Figueres from 1991-1995.