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Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rica’s first woman president

Tags: Costa Rica, elections, Politics, News, World
 
Feb 19, 2010 15:05 Moscow Time
Officialist Presidential candidate Laura Chinchilla (C) celebrates after she became the first Costa Rican female President, during the Presidential elections, San Jose, Costa Rica, 08 February 2010. Photo: EPA
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Laura Chinchilla has become Costa Rica’s first woman president. The Supreme Court of Elections has officially proclaimed her the winner of the February 7th presidential election in the Latin American nation. Chinchilla, of the ruling National Liberation Party, won the election in a landslide. She says she will focus on speeding up the country’s socio-economic development and on fighting poverty.

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