Francisco Aguilar Barquero

Francisco Aguilar Barquero
President of Costa Rica
In office
2 September 1919 to
8 May 1920
Preceded by Federico Tinoco
Succeeded by Julio Acosta
Personal details
Born 21 May 1857
Cartago
Died 11 October 1924 (aged 67)
San José

Francisco Ramón de Jesús Aguilar Barquero (1857-1924) served as President of Costa Rica for eight months between 1919 and 1920.

His main achievement was successfully steering the country back to democratic normalcy after his predecessor's military dictatorship.

He was succeeded by Julio Acosta García.