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Abel Pacheco de La Espriella | |
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 Pacheco in 2005 | |
| 44th President of Costa Rica | |
| In office 8 May 2002 – 8 May 2006 | |
| Vice President | Lineth Saborío Chaverri Luis Fishman Zonzinski |
| Preceded by | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Óscar Arias |
| Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
| In office 1 May 1998 – 30 April 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Alberto Cañas Escalante |
| Succeeded by | Édgar Mohs Villalta |
| Constituency | San José (1st Office) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1933 San José, Costa Rica |
| Political party | PUSC |
| Spouse(s) | Elsa María Muñoz Batha (?–?) |
| Profession | Psychiatrist |
Abel Pacheco de la Espriella (/əˈbɛl pəˈtʃeɪkoʊ/ ə-BEL pə-CHAY-koh; born 22 December 1933) is a Costa Rican politician who was president of Costa Rica between 2002 and 2006,[1] representing the Social Christian Unity Party (Partido Unidad Social Cristiana – PUSC).[2] He ran on a platform to continue free market reforms and to institute an austerity program, and was elected, in a second electoral round, with 58% of the vote in April 2002.
- ^ El Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones: Presidentes de la República de Costa Rica
- ^ Pacheco assumes presidency. The Salt Lake Tribune. May 9, 2002, PageA2. [1]