Famous Costa Rican Female Leaders

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Laura Chinchilla

(46th President of Costa Rica (2010 - 2014))

Birthdate: March 28, 1959

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Carmen, Costa Rica

The first female president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, had worked as an NGO consultant in Africa and Latin America before stepping into politics. The National Liberation Party member has earned several honorary doctorates and now teaches public policy at Georgetown University. Though an LGBT sympathizer, she opposes same-sex marriages.

Epsy Campbell Barr

(Politician)

Birthdate: July 4, 1963

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica

Karen Olsen Beck

(Diplomat)

Birthdate: January 31, 1933

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark

Elizabeth Odio Benito

(Judge)

Birthdate: September 15, 1939

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Punta Arenas, Costa Rica

Doris Yankelewitz Berger

(Artist)

Birthdate: May 7, 1934

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica

Died: May 18, 2016

Carmen Muñoz

(Politician)

Birthdate: December 27, 1963

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Alajuelita, Costa Rica

Patricia Mora Castellanos

(Politician)

Birthdate: January 13, 1951

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Unknown

Gloria Bejarano Almada

(Politician)

Birthdate: February 5, 1952

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico

Marta Eugenia Solano Arias

(Costa Rican Politician)

Birthplace: Costa Rica

Zarela Villanueva Monge

(Magistrate)

Birthdate: May 24, 1952

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Cartago, Costa Rica

Alejandra Mora Mora

(Lawyer)

Birthdate: 1970 AD

Birthplace: Costa Rica

María Luisa Ávila Agüero

(Infectious disease specialist)

Birthdate: January 30, 1961

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica

Leticia Herrera Sánchez

(One of the First Female Commanders of 'Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN)')

Birthdate: March 11, 1949

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Leticia Herrera Sánchez is a Nicaraguan politician who served as the National Assembly of Nicaragua's vice president from 1985 to 1990. A former guerrilla leader, Herrera was one of the first female commanders of a socialist political party called Sandinista National Liberation Front, which opposed Anastasio Somoza's dictatorial government.

Maria Teresa Obregon Zamora

(Teacher)

Birthdate: March 7, 1888

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Alajuela, Costa Rica

Died: September 29, 1956