The Legislative Assembly forms the unicameral legislative branch of the Costa Rican government. The national congress building is located in the capital city,San José,specifically in Carmen district of the San Josécanton.
Carmen Lyra was the pseudonym of the first prominent female Costa Rican writer,born María Isabel Carvajal Quesada. She was a teacher and founder of the country's first Montessori school. She was a co-founder of the Communist Party of Costa Rica,as well as one of the country's first female worker's unions. She was one of the earliest writers to criticize the dominance of the fruit companies. She won many prizes.
Alberto Cañas Escalante was a politician,writer,intellectual,public servant,and journalist from San José,Costa Rica. He is known as one of the most important figures in the cultural,political,and social life of Costa Rica during the latter half of the twentieth century. The National Library System of Costa Rica credits Cañas with more than 4,773 publications as of 2005.
Manuel Aguilar Chacón was head of state of Costa Rica from April 1837 to March 1838.
Events in the year 2013 in Costa Rica.
Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera is a Costa Rican politician and educator who was the 47th President of Costa Rica from 2014 to 2018. He is a member of the Citizens' Action Party (PAC).
Asociación Deportiva Santa Bárbara is a Costa Rican football club,currently playing in the Tercera División.
Zarela Villanueva Monge is a Costa Rican magistrate,who served as President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica from 13 May 2013 to 13 May 2017.
The Ministry of Justice and Peace of Costa Rica is the ministerial body in charge of administering the country's prisons,assisting the rehabilitation and social reintegration of the prison population,and representing the interests of the State through the General Procurator's Office in Costa Rica.
Alejandra Mora Mora is a Costa Rican jurist,lawyer,professor,and politician. She has been a human rights activist,especially in the area of women's rights. She served as her country's Minister of Women's Affairs from 2014 to 2018,was president of the National Institute for Woman (INAMU),and director of the women's section of the Ombudsman's Office of Costa Rica.
Sara Casal de Quirós was a Costa Rican teacher,writer and community worker. She was a pioneer of the women's rights movement in Costa Rica and wrote the first book defending women's rights in the country.
Marcia González Aguiluz is a Costa Rican politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice and Peace under President Carlos Alvarado Quesada between 2018 and 2020.
Man Yu Fung Li,commonly known as Man Yu,is a Costa Rican artist,born in Hong Kong. She specializes in painting,but also incorporates multiple multidisciplinary media such as installation art,video art and performance art. Part of her work focuses on human anatomy,the different non-physical layers of the human being,humanism and respect for living beings.
Events in the year 2020 in Costa Rica.
Adrián Arguedas Ruano is a Costa Rican contemporary artist who works in painting,printmaking and sculpture.
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 6 February 2022,to elect the president,two vice-presidents,and all 57 deputies of the Legislative Assembly. As none of the presidential nominees obtained at least 40% of the votes,a runoff was held on 3 April 2022,between the top two candidates,JoséMaría Figueres and Rodrigo Chaves Robles.
The 2021 Citizens' Action Party presidential primary or National Citizen Convention will be the primary selection process by which supporters of the Citizen Action Party selected their presidential candidate for the 2022 general elections on 8 August 2021.
Relations between the Republic of Costa Rica and the Italian peninsula exist since 1849. Both Costa Rica and the Italian Republic are members of the OECD and the United Nations.
Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles is a Costa Rican politician and economist who has served as the 49th and current President of Costa Rica since May 2022. He was previously Minister of Finance from 2019 to 2020 during the presidency of Carlos Alvarado Quesada.
Brayan Steven López Ramírez,known as Brayan López or Bryan López,is a footballer who plays for Sporting San Joséin the Primera División of Costa Rica. López represents the Nicaragua national football team after having previously represented the Costa Rica national football team.
