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Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno 🇨🇷

Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (Known as "Don Ricardo")
President of Costa Rica (1910–1914, 1924–1928, 1932–1936), Chief Justice, Jurist
Born 1859-02-06 🇨🇷 Cartago, Costa Rica
Passed Away 1945-01-04 San José, Costa Rica
Lifespan 85 years old
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"In a genuine democracy, the government exists to serve individual freedom, never to subjugate it."

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Three-time democratically elected President of Costa Rica and Chief Justice, celebrated for unshakeable civic austerity, civil liberties protection, and reconstructing Cartago after the 1910 earthquake.

Biographical Record

Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno was born on February 6, 1859, in Cartago, the son of two-time President Jesús Jiménez Zamora. A brilliant jurist who served as President of the Supreme Court, Jiménez became one of the most beloved figures in Costa Rican political history.

Assuming the presidency in 1910 immediately after a devastating earthquake flattened Cartago, he rapidly rebuilt the province, electrified the Pacific railway, created the National Insurance Bank (INS), and expanded the national health infrastructure. Famous for his sharp wit and ascetic lifestyle, he walked the streets of San José without armed bodyguards.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
General Cemetery of San José (Cementerio General)
San José, Costa Rica
GPS: 9.9320, -84.0880
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