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Cleto de Jesús González Víquez (13 October 1858 – 23 September 1937) was, on two occasions, the PresidentofCosta Rica, firstly as the 18th president in 1906 and lastly as the 26th president in 1928.[1] González Víquez was born in Barva, Heredia, on October 13, 1858, as the son of Cleto González Pérez and Aurora Víquez Murillo. He was a renowned Costa Rican politician, lawyer, and historian.
Cleto González Víquez
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| 18th President of Costa Rica | |
| In office May 8, 1906 – May 8, 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Ascensión Esquivel |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Jiménez (first term) |
| 26th President of Costa Rica | |
| In office May 8, 1928 – May 8, 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Jiménez (second term) |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Jiménez (third term) |
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| Born | Cleto de Jesús González Víquez (1858-10-13)October 13, 1858 Barva, Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Died | September 23, 1937(1937-09-23) (aged 78) San José, Costa Rica |
| Political party | National Union Party |
| Spouse | Adela Herrán Bonilla |
| Children | Odilie, Guillermo, Enrique, Emilia, Fernando, Clemencia, Manuel Antonio, and Adela González Herrán |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer, Historian |
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He married in 1889 to Adela Herrán Bonilla and died in San José, Costa Rica, on September 23, 1937. González Víquez was given the title of『Benemérito de la Patria』on October 5, 1944.[2]
González Víquez began his political career at a young age. He was a mayor of San José, Secretary of the State of President Bernardo Soto Alfaro, Undersecretary of the Government and Police, among other offices.
He also became president of the College of Lawyers and of the Junta de Caridad de San José (today the Junta de Protección Social).[3]
From 1890 until 1902 he belonged to the opposition party. In 1905 he was elected President of the Republic of Costa Rica for the first time. He governed with a lot of tact, taking into account that he did not have a majority in Congress.
During his second term in office, from 1928 to 1932, González Víquez used Keynesian ideas to stave off further effects of the Great Depression. He increased public spending and ratcheted up public infrastructure projects.[4]
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| Preceded by | President of Costa Rica 1906–1910 |
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| Preceded by | President of Costa Rica 1928–1932 | |