Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier

Infobox Officeholder
name = Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier


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order = 43^th President of Costa Rica
term_start = May 8, 1990
term_end = May 8, 1994
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predecessor = Óscar Arias Sánchez
successor = José María Figueres
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birth_date = birth date and age|1949|03|14
birth_place = Diriamba, Nicaragua
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party = PUSC
spouse = Gloria Bejarano Almada
profession = lawyer and politician
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Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (born in Diriamba, Nicaragua, on 14 March 1949) served as President of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994.

His father was Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, who was president from 1940 to 1944.

After an alleged corruption scandal he was incarcerated in October 2004. [ [http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/ESPECIALES/ccss-fischel/n0905.html Sociedad de Calderón recibió $440.500 de grupo Fischel] (Spanish)] [ [http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/ESPECIALES/ccss-fischel/n1109.html Calderón refuta versión de dos imputados] (Spanish)] [ [http://www.teletica.com/archivo/tn7/nac/2004/10/21/calderon-nodecla.htm Rafael Angel Calderón no respondió preguntas de los fiscales] (Spanish)] He was recently released from jail and currently lives under house arrest awaiting trial for corruption charges [ [http://www.teletica.com/archivo/tn7/nac/2005/03/23/ex_presidente.htm Ex presidente Rafael Angel Calderón salió de la cárcel a purgar prisión domiciliaria] (Spanish)]

In spite of the charges, numerous sources and media have reported him doing political campaigning for his party, and a possible president re-election.

References

External links

*A quick summary of Calderón's incarceration: [http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2004/10/costa-rican-court-orders-former.php Jurist Legal News Brief]
*News Update: Calderón's Release 19 October 2005: [http://www.teletica.com/archivo/tn7/nac/2005/10/19/quedo.htm Teletica Report] (Spanish)