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José Figueres Ferrer
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==Private life==
Mr. Figueres married [[Henrietta Boggs]] of Alabama in 1942. They had two children, Muni and Jose Marti, before the marriage ended in divorce in 1952. He later married [[Karen Olsen]] of New York. They had four children, Jose Maria, Karen Christiana, Mariano and Kirsten. His wife was a member of the 
NationalLegislative Assembly, the country's congress.

His son, [[José María Figueres|José María Figueres Olsen]], also served as president from [[1994]] to [[1998]].

==Tributes to José Figueres Ferrer==
:'''[[New York Times]]''':
:If Costa Rica has eluded the familiar afflictions of Central America - war, poverty and repression - much of the credit belongs to Jose Figueres Ferrer, a fighter for democracy who died recently at the age of 83.

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