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Laura Chinchilla
Laura Chinchilla Miranda is a Costa Rican political scientist and politician who served as President of Costa Rica from 2010 to 2014. She was one of Óscar Arias Sánchez's two Vice-Presidents and his administration's Minister of Justice. She was the governing PLN candidate for president in the 2010 general election, where she won with 46.76% of the vote on 7 February. She was the eighth woman presi…
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politics · President of Costa Rica from 2010 to 2014 · politician · lawyer · political scientist · also Laura Chinchilla, Laura Chinchilla Miranda, Chinchilla
Born 28 March 1959 · Q57321
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2026· 4 entries
Diario Extra: Esto dice Laura Chinchilla sobre Claudia Dobles y Abril Gordienko
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El Observador CR: Laura Chinchilla se solidariza con Claudia Dobles y Abril Gordienko: “los insultos retratan a quienes los profieren”
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nacion.com: ‘Mi solidaridad con estas dos damas de hierro’: Laura Chinchilla respalda a Abril Gordienko y a Claudia Dobles tras insulto de diputada de PPSO
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2021· 1 entry
World Bank: Laura Chinchilla
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2020· 1 entry
Was Costa Rica's candidate to head the Washington-based Inter-American Development Bank
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2019· 2 entries
Chinchilla served on the advisory board of the annual Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), co-chaired by Thomas Piketty and Tharman Shanmugaratnam
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Career landmark: member of the International Olympic Committee (2019).
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2016· 1 entry
Chinchilla was considered one of the most powerful women in Central America according to the World Economic Forum
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2013· 1 entry
The Mexican opinion poll firm Consulta Mitofsky released a survey that placed Chinchilla as the least popular president in Latin America with a 13% approval rate, just behind Porfirio Lobo of Honduras
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2011· 2 entries
When Arias's brother, Rodrigo Arias Sánchez, announced his candidacy for president in the 2014 general election
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Implemented Costa Rica's second moratorium on petroleum exploitation, which was later extended
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2010· 5 entries
Los Angeles Times: Laura Chinchilla elected president of Costa Rica
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Campaign: 2010 presidential election.
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Career landmark: President of Costa Rica (2010–2014).
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The military of Nicaragua occupied the uninhabited Isla Calero, a disputed territory between the two nations
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Having spoken about it extensively during her campaign
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2006· 3 entries
To give financial support to families in extreme poverty as their children progress in school
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Career landmark: Vice President of Costa Rica (2006–2010).
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Also taking the position of Minister of Justice and Peace
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1990· 1 entry
While both were working as consultants for the Center for the Administration of Justice at the Florida International University in Miami, Florida
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1959· 1 entry
Born 1959-03-28.
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