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Óscar Arias

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Óscar Arias Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ ˈaɾjas]; born 13 September 1940 in Heredia, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican lawyer, economist, and political scientist. He served as President of the Republic of Costa Rica for two non-consecutive terms: 1986–1990 and 2006–2010. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his peace plan aimed at ending the brutal civil wars that were devastating Central America. In August of that same year, his Peace Plan was endorsed by Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Óscar Arias is the 2,260th most popular politician (up from 2,651st in 2019), the most popular biography from Costa Rica and the most popular Costa Rican Politician.

Oscar Arias is a Costa Rican politician who served as president of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2010. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his efforts to end civil wars in Central America.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Óscar Arias ranks 2,260 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, Gustav Heinemann, Sergey Bubka, Ephialtes of Trachis, Géza II of Hungary, and Michel Barnier. After him are Danjong of Joseon, Dorgon, Robert Ritter von Greim, Léon Bourgeois, Moinuddin Chishti, and Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Óscar Arias ranks 48. Before him are Julie Christie, Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, James Caan, Abdurrahman Wahid, Patrick Stewart, and Kip Thorne. After him are Terry Gilliam, Nancy Sinatra, Dario Argento, Richard Williamson, Anna Karina, and Andrzej Żuławski.

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In Costa Rica

Among people born in Costa Rica, Óscar Arias ranks 1 out of 134. After him are Chavela Vargas (1919), Laura Chinchilla (1959), Felicia Montealegre Bernstein (1922), Keylor Navas (1986), Abel Pacheco (1933), Luis Guillermo Solís (1958), Franklin Chang Díaz (1950), Christiana Figueres (1956), Rodrigo Chaves Robles (1961), Juan Mora Fernández (1784), and Harry Shum Jr. (1982).

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Among POLITICIANS In Costa Rica

Among politicians born in Costa Rica, Óscar Arias ranks 1. After him are Laura Chinchilla (1959), Abel Pacheco (1933), Luis Guillermo Solís (1958), Rodrigo Chaves Robles (1961), Juan Mora Fernández (1784), José María Castro Madriz (1818), Rodrigo Carazo Odio (1926), Federico Tinoco Granados (1868), Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (1940), Mario Echandi Jiménez (1915), and Teodoro Picado Michalski (1900).

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