Óscar Arias
Óscar Arias | |
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Arias in 2018 | |
| 40th & 45th President of Costa Rica | |
| In office 8 May 2006 – 8 May 2010 | |
| Vice President | |
| Preceded by | Abel Pacheco |
| Succeeded by | Laura Chinchilla |
| In office 8 May 1986 – 8 May 1990 | |
| Vice President | |
| Preceded by | Luis Alberto Monge |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Ángel Calderón |
| Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
| In office 1 May 1978 – 2 May 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Luis Arce |
| Succeeded by | Gerardo Vega |
| Constituency | Heredia (2nd office) |
| Minister of National Planning | |
| In office May 1974 – July 1977 | |
| President | Daniel Oduber |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Zumbado |
| Director of the Office of National Planning | |
| In office 1971–1974 | |
| President | José Figueres |
| Preceded by | Marco López |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Óscar Arias Sánchez 13 September 1940 |
| Party | National Liberation Party |
| Alma mater | Boston University University of Costa Rica London School of Economics University of Essex |
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Óscar Arias Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ ˈaɾjas]; born 13 September 1940) is a Costa Rican politician, activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was the president of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2010.
Arias was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his proposal of a negotiated solution to the Central American crisis. He sought the support of the Contadora group for his plan, which involved the removal of all foreign powers from the region, an end to aid for antigovernment guerrillas in El Salvador and Nicaragua, and the implementation of democratic principles and a compromise peace for social reconstruction. Although his plan was not officially adopted, its key concepts were later reflected in the settlements in El Salvador (1990–93) and Nicaragua (1989–90).
He was also a recipient of the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism and a trustee of Economists for Peace and Security. In 2003, he was elected to the board of directors of the International Criminal Court's Trust Fund for Victims.