Federico Tinoco Granados

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Federico Tinoco Granados

General José Federico Alberto de Jesús Tinoco Granados (1870-1931) was a President

President

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of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east and south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
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After a career in the army, he was appointed Minister of War in the cabinet of President Alfredo González

Alfredo González Flores

Alfredo Gonz?lez Flores served as President of Costa Rica from 1914 to 1917. He was unable to complete his presidential mandate following a coup d'?tat on 27 January 1917, led by Federico Tinoco, his secretary for war and the navy....
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Term of office:	27 January 1917 to 13 August 1919
– Preceded by:	Alredo González Alfredo González Flores Alfredo Gonz?lez Flores served as President of Costa Rica from 1914 to 1917. He was unable to complete his presidential mandate following a coup d'?tat on 27 January 1917, led by Federico Tinoco, his secretary for war and the navy....
– Succeeded by:	Juan Bautista Quirós Juan Bautista Quirós Segura Juan Bautista Quir?s Segura was president of Costa Rica for two weeks, from August 20 to September 2, 1919, following the resignation of Federico Tinoco Granados....
Date of birth:	21 November 1868
Place of birth:	San José San José, Costa Rica San Jos? is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and is at the heart of Gran Area Metropolitana or GAM, located in the Costa Rican Central Valley....
Date of death:	7 September 1931
Place of death:	Paris Paris Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France .... , France France France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
Party:	military

General José Federico Alberto de Jesús Tinoco Granados (1870-1931) was a President

President

Costa Rica

Alfredo González Flores

Coup d'état

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and established a repressive military dictatorship

Military dictatorship

A military dictatorship is a form of government wherein the political power resides with the military. It is similar but not identical to a stratocracy, a state ruled directly by the military....
that attempted to crush all opposition. Though his government won support from the upper classes because it turned back the austerity measures adopted by President González, it failed to win the recognition of the United States

United States

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, where President Woodrow Wilson

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supported the deposed government. Popular sentiment against Tinoco, which began on June 13, 1919, quickly came to a head, and his brother was assassinated in early August. On August 13 Tinoco resigned in favor of Juan Bautista Quirós

Juan Bautista Quirós Segura

Juan Bautista Quir?s Segura was president of Costa Rica for two weeks, from August 20 to September 2, 1919, following the resignation of Federico Tinoco Granados....
and went into exile in Europe. He died in Paris in 1931.