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León Cortés Castro

1882 - 1946

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León Cortés Castro (December 8, 1882 – March 3, 1946) was a Costa Rican politician. He served as President of Costa Rica from 1936 to 1940. During his term he introduced new bank reforms, supported banana plantations in the South Pacific region, and established ports at Quepos and Golfito. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of León Cortés Castro has received more than 41,345 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. León Cortés Castro is the 15,478th most popular politician, the 29th most popular biography from Costa Rica and the 21st most popular Costa Rican Politician.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, León Cortés Castro ranks 15,478 out of 19,576. Before him are Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Frederick Muhlenberg, José Hilario López, Nuno Mendes, Wollert Konow, and Marcelino dos Santos. After him are Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith, Jacques Poos, Hu Chunhua, Zigmantas Balčytis, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, and Robert M. La Follette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, León Cortés Castro ranks 241. Before him are Pierre Allemane, Tadeusz Banachiewicz, Tadas Ivanauskas, Clarence Kingsbury, Edwin Barclay, and Adrianus de Jong. After him are C. E. Ruthenberg, Henry J. Kaiser, Harry Myers, Albert Coates, Juan Guevara, and Max Hainle. Among people deceased in 1946, León Cortés Castro ranks 200. Before him are Cornelius Johnson, Holger Thiele, Joseph Stella, Mary Alden, Walter Johnson, and Ferdinand Boberg. After him are Hendrik Adamson, Slim Summerville, Arthur Dove, Boris Lisunov, Mamie Smith, and Edwin Mills.

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In Costa Rica

Among people born in Costa Rica, León Cortés Castro ranks 29 out of 134. Before him are José Joaquín Trejos Fernández (1916), Daniel Oduber Quirós (1921), Paulo Wanchope (1976), Juan Rafael Mora Porras (1814), José María Figueres (1954), and Juan Mora Fernández (1784). After him are Bryan Ruiz (1985), Julio Acosta García (1872), Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (1907), Hernán Medford (1968), Luis Gabelo Conejo (1960), and Rolando Fonseca (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In Costa Rica

Among politicians born in Costa Rica, León Cortés Castro ranks 21. Before him are Luis Alberto Monge (1925), José Joaquín Trejos Fernández (1916), Daniel Oduber Quirós (1921), Juan Rafael Mora Porras (1814), José María Figueres (1954), and Juan Mora Fernández (1784). After him are Julio Acosta García (1872), Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (1907), and Carlos Alvarado Quesada (1980).

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