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Daniel Oduber Quirós

1921 - 1991

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Porfirio Ricardo José Luis Daniel Oduber Quirós (August 25, 1921 – October 13, 1991) was a Costa Rican politician, lawyer, philosopher, poet, and essayist. He served as the President of Costa Rica from 1974 to 1978. He is credited with the creation of the Sistema Nacional de Radio y Televisión and the Universidad Estatal a Distancia. In 1926, he was enrolled in the kindergarten of the Dolorosa church in the city of San José. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Oduber Quirós is the 15,932nd most popular politician (down from 14,967th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Costa Rica (down from 24th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Costa Rican Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Daniel Oduber Quirós ranks 15,932 out of 19,576Before him are Juan Antonio Escurra, Sitara Achakzai, Moctar Ouane, Alfonso Guerra, Anita Gradin, and Walter Thurnherr. After him are Aigars Kalvītis, Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés, Ivan Rybkin, Guido Crosetto, Abuzed Omar Dorda, and Carlos Garaikoetxea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Daniel Oduber Quirós ranks 380Before him are Eeva-Liisa Manner, Hal David, Regina Bianchi, Jesse Helms, Chico Hamilton, and Paul Falk. After him are Josef Holeček, Patricia Wrightson, Rufina Gasheva, Walter Kaufmann, Giuseppe Moro, and Franz Gabl. Among people deceased in 1991, Daniel Oduber Quirós ranks 219Before him are Zośka Vieras, Wilhelm Brinkmann, Ken Uehara, Cesare Merzagora, Daniel Mann, and Moshe Castel. After him are Grete Mostny, Fritz Riess, Ken Curtis, Florence B. Seibert, Cliff Bastin, and Alden Sanborn.

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In Costa Rica

Among people born in Costa Rica, Daniel Oduber Quirós ranks 31 out of 134Before him are Julio Acosta García (1872), Roberto Gayón (1905), José María Figueres (1954), Juan Rafael Mora Porras (1814), León Cortés Castro (1882), and Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (1907). After him are Paulo Wanchope (1976), Bryan Ruiz (1985), Rolando Fonseca (1974), Hernán Medford (1968), Rónald Gómez (1975), and Luis Gabelo Conejo (1960).

Among POLITICIANS In Costa Rica

Among politicians born in Costa Rica, Daniel Oduber Quirós ranks 23Before him are Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia (1900), Julio Acosta García (1872), José María Figueres (1954), Juan Rafael Mora Porras (1814), León Cortés Castro (1882), and Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (1907). After him are Carlos Alvarado Quesada (1980).