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This confusion extends even to the Costa Rican government itself, with various departments reporting 1940 and others 1941. His foundation, Fundaci髇 Arias says 1940. Britannica, the <i>Encyclopedia of World Biography</i> and the <i>Encyclopedia of the Developing World</i> say 1941. The Nobel organization gives both dates. </font><p><b>Father:</b> Juan Arias Sanchez<br><b>Mother:</b> Lillyan Arias Sanchez<br><b>Wife:</b> Margarita Peñón Góngora (m. 1973, one son, one daughter)<br><b>Son:</b> Oscar Felipe<br><b>Daughter:</b> Silvia Eugenia<br><p> High School: (Heredia, Costa Rica)<br> High School: Colegio Saint Francis, San Jose, Costa Rica<br> University: <a href="/edu/546/000068342/">Boston University</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/923/000112587/">BA, University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica (1966)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/319/000110986/">MA, University of Essex</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/319/000110986/">PhD, University of Essex</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/570/000079333/">London School of Economics</a><br> Professor: <a href="/edu/923/000112587/">University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica (1969-72)</a><br><p> <a href="/gov/453/000084201/">President of Costa Rica</a> (8-May-2006 to present)<br> <a href="/gov/453/000084201/">President of Costa Rica</a> (8-May-1986 to 8-May-1990)<br> <a href="/gov/059/000116708/">Costa Rican Minister</a> Economic Planning (1972-77)<br> <a href="/org/089/000089819/">Gorbachev Foundation</a> <br> <a href="/org/958/000121595/">Economists for Peace and Security</a> Trustee<br> <a href="/org/971/000121608/">Hague Appeal for Peace</a> Honorary Committee<br> <a href="/org/222/000134817/">Heart of America Foundation</a> Executive Advisory Board<br> <u>Partido Liberaci髇 Nacional</u> Secretary-General (1979-84)<br> <a href="/honors/211/000068007/">Nobel Peace Prize</a> 1987<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=89818"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=89818">Oscar Arias Sanchez</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=89818" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>