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Biography of Oscar Arias SanchezName: Oscar Arias SanchezBirth Date: September 13, 1941 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Heredia, Costa Rica Nationality: Costa Rican Gender: Male Occupations: president, social activist, political leader Oscar Arias Sanchez Oscar Arias Sanchez (born 1941) was a Costa Rican politician, social activist, his nation's youngest president, and Nobel Peace Laureate (1987). A man of even temperament, Arias worked tirelessly to maintain peace both in Costa Rica and in the wider arena of Central America.Oscar Arias Sanchez, president of Costa Rica 1986-1990, was born in the rural town of Heredia, not far from the national capital of San José, on September 13, 1941. For several generations his family had been heavily involved in politics and had often served in the national legislature and on several presidential cabinets. The Arias clan were also prominent coffee producers.Arias was educated in private schools in Heredia and traveled extensively before studying law and economics at the University of Costa Rica. While attending classes there, he became dedicated to national politics, early becoming an active member of the PLN (Partido de Liberación Nacional, or National Liberation …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…up. And it doesn't matter if they call us dreamers, idealists. I always said I would rather be Don Quixote than to be Pancho. Understand that the idealists of today will be the leaders of tomorrow. And we can't stop dreaming." Further Reading A work by Oscar Arias published by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is The Quest for World Leadership (1992). Published material about Arias in English includes Seth Rolbein, Nobel Costa Rica: A Timely Report on Our Peaceful Pro-Yankee, Central American Neighbor (1988); Kelli Peduzzi, Oscar Arias: Peacemaker and Leader Among Nations (People Who Have Helped the World) (1991); and Kelli Peduzzi, Oscar Arias, Peacemaker (People Who Made a Difference) (1993). Publications are available through the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, describing the programs in which Arias was active. See indexes of the New York Times, Miami Herald, and Latin America Regional Reports. See also the Nobel Prize press release (1987). |