| Julio Acosta García | |
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| President of Costa Rica | |
| In office 8 May 1920 – 8 May 1924 |
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| Preceded by | Francisco Aguilar Barquero (interim president) |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (second term) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1872 San Ramón, Costa Rica |
| Died | July 6, 1954 (aged 82) |
| Political party | National Union Party |
Julio Acosta García (23 May 1872 – 6 July 1954) served as President of Costa Rica from 1920-1924.
He was born in San Ramón, Alajuela, to Don Juan Vicente Acosta and Doña Jesus García.
After a 1917 coup by the brothers Federico Tinoco and Joaquín Tinoco, Acosta escaped to El Salvador, but led a counter-revolution, entering San José on 13 September 1919. He was elected president on 7 December.
In 1921 he nearly went to war with Panama over a border dispute, which ended with intervention (including the landing of troops) by the United States.
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