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|office = [[List of Presidents of Costa Rica|17th]] [[President of Costa Rica]]
|office = [[List of Presidents of Costa Rica|17th]] [[President of Costa Rica]]
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|term_end = {{end date|1906|5|8|df=yes}}
|predecessor = [[Rafael Yglesias Castro]]
|predecessor = [[Rafael Yglesias Castro]]
|successor = [[Cleto González Víquez]]
|successor = [[Cleto González Víquez]]
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|party = Civil
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|birth_place = [[Rivas, Nicaragua]]
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|death_place = [[San José, Costa Rica]]
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'''Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra''' (May 10, 1844 in [[Rivas, Nicaragua|Rivas]], [[Nicaragua]] – April 15, 1923) was a [[Nicaraguan]]-born [[President (government title)|President]] of [[Costa Rica]] from 1902 to 1906.<ref>[http://www.tse.go.cr/pdf/ifed/PresidentesCR-Cuadros.pdf El Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones: Presidentes de la República de Costa Rica]</ref> Esquivel became a naturalized Costa Rican in 1869.
'''Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra''' (10 May 1844 – 15 April 1923) was a [[Nicaraguan]]-born [[President (government title)|President]] of [[Costa Rica]] from 1902 to 1906.<ref>[http://www.tse.go.cr/pdf/ifed/PresidentesCR-Cuadros.pdf El Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones: Presidentes de la República de Costa Rica]</ref> Esquivel became a naturalized Costa Rican in 1869.


He was also a lawyer and a university professor. After his presidential term, he served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1917 to 1920.
He was also a lawyer and a university professor. After his presidential term, he served as the [[List of presidents of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica|president of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica]] from 1917 to 1920.


==President of Costa Rica==
==President of Costa Rica==
He first ran for the presidency in 1889 but was defeated by [[José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón|José Joaquín Rodríguez]]. He took up the challenge of running for president in the 1901 elections, which he consequently won. This was his second presidential bid and 1902 saw the start of his only presidency.
He first ran for the presidency in 1889 but was defeated by [[José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón|José Joaquín Rodríguez]]. He took up the challenge of running for president in the 1901 elections, which he consequently won. This was his second presidential bid and 1902 saw the start of his only presidency.


His government had to assume a nation with a still weak and little developed economy; however, his government managed to advance the development of the railroad to the Pacific and the establishment of the lyrics of the national hymn
His government had to assume a nation with a still weak and little developed economy; however, his government managed to advance the development of the [[Rail transport in Costa Rica|railroad to the Pacific]] and the establishment of the lyrics of the national anthem.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Vice presidents of Costa Rica]]
[[Category:Foreign ministers of Costa Rica]]
[[Category:Ministers of foreign affairs of Costa Rica]]
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[[Category:Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica judges]]
[[Category:19th-century Costa Rican people]]
[[Category:19th-century Costa Rican people]]
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Latest revision as of 04:16, 13 December 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Esquivel and the second or maternal family name is Ibarra.
Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra
17th President of Costa Rica
In office
8 May 1902 (1902-05-08) – 8 May 1906 (1906-05-08)
Preceded byRafael Yglesias Castro
Succeeded byCleto González Víquez
Personal details
Born(1844-05-10)10 May 1844
Rivas, Nicaragua
Died15 April 1923(1923-04-15) (aged 78)
San José, Costa Rica
NationalityNicaraguan, Costa Rican
Political partyCivil
SpouseAdela Salazar Guardia
ChildrenFlora
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer, Politician, University Professor
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Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra (10 May 1844 – 15 April 1923) was a Nicaraguan-born President of Costa Rica from 1902 to 1906.[1] Esquivel became a naturalized Costa Rican in 1869.

He was also a lawyer and a university professor. After his presidential term, he served as the president of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica from 1917 to 1920.

President of Costa Rica

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He first ran for the presidency in 1889 but was defeated by José Joaquín Rodríguez. He took up the challenge of running for president in the 1901 elections, which he consequently won. This was his second presidential bid and 1902 saw the start of his only presidency.

His government had to assume a nation with a still weak and little developed economy; however, his government managed to advance the development of the railroad to the Pacific and the establishment of the lyrics of the national anthem.

References

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  1. ^ El Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones: Presidentes de la República de Costa Rica
Political offices
Preceded by President of Costa Rica
1902–1906 		Succeeded by


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