Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier

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Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier

President of Costa Rica
Term of office: 8 May 1990 to
8 May 1994
– Preceded by: Óscar Arias
– Succeeded by: José María Figueres
Date of birth: 14 March 1949
Place of birth: Diriamba, Nicaragua
Party: PUSC

Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (born in Diriamba, Nicaragua, on 14 March 1949) served as President of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994.

His father was Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, who was president from 1940 to 1944.

After an alleged corruption scandal he was incarcerated in October 2004. [1] [2][3] He was recently released from jail and currently lives under house arrest awaiting trial for corruption charges [4]

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  1. ^ Sociedad de Calderón recibió $440.500 de grupo Fischel (Spanish)
  2. ^ Calderón refuta versión de dos imputados (Spanish)
  3. ^ Rafael Angel Calderón no respondió preguntas de los fiscales (Spanish)
  4. ^ Ex presidente Rafael Angel Calderón salió de la cárcel a purgar prisión domiciliaria (Spanish)

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Preceded by
Óscar Arias		 President of Costa Rica
1990–1994		 Succeeded by
José María Figueres
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