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Father: Juan Arias Sanchez
Mother: Lillyan Arias Sanchez
Wife: Margarita Peñón Góngora (m. , one son, one daughter)
Son: Oscar Felipe
Daughter: Silvia Eugenia

    High School: (Heredia, Costa Rica)
    High School: Colegio Saint Francis, San Jose, Costa Rica
    University: Boston University
    University: BA, University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica ()
    University: MA, University of Essex
    University: PhD, University of Essex
    University: London School of Economics
    Professor: University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica ()

    President of Costa Rica (8-May to present)
    President of Costa Rica (8-May to 8-May)
    Costa Rican Minister Economic Planning ()
    Gorbachev Foundation
    Economists for Peace and Security Trustee
    Hague Appeal for Peace Honorary Committee
    Heart of America Foundation Executive Advisory Board
    Partido Liberaci�n Nacional Secretary-General ()
    Nobel Peace Prize

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When Oscar Arias S&#;nchez was first elected President of Costa Rica in , the Reagan administration was using Costa Rica as a staging area for its coup against the Sandinista government of Nicaragua. Arias sought to end this relationship, fearing that the entire region would flare up if the operations continued. One of his first executive actions was to ban the Contras and their U.S. trainers from Costa Rica. He thus resisted what he describes as immense pressure on his country, unique for having no army, to remilitarize. The Reagan administration threatened to cut off aid, but Arias held his ground.

Central American countries at the time were plagued by political disappearances, coups and tireless maneuvering from both Cold War powers, the Soviets and the United States. When Costa Rica’s neighbors convened at the Esquipulas II Accords in August , President Arias successfully wrangled them into signing the ceasefire and seeking common ground. Since his term ended in , Arias has continued to work on democratization, poverty, peace and gender issues. He has targeted disparities between rich and poor around the world, and has sought to eradicate poverty—the key condition, he says, from which conflict arises. It is notable that wars that plagued Central America throughout most of the 80s disappeared in the wake of Arias’s presidency and the ceasefire; of course, the end of the Cold War played no small part in this respite. For his efforts, Arias was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. But his legacy does not end with his presidency. Last year, a law limiting Costa Rican presidents to one term was abolished, and Arias is ag

President of Costa Rica (–, –)

For the footballer, see Óscar Arias (footballer).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arias and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Óscar Arias Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈoskaɾˈaɾjas]; born 13 September in Heredia, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He was President of Costa Rica from to and from to

Arias was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in for his proposal of a negotiated solution to the Central American crisis. He sought the support of the Contadora group for his plan, which involved the removal of all foreign powers from the region, an end to aid for antigovernment guerrillas in El Salvador and Nicaragua, and the implementation of democratic principles and a compromise peace for social reconstruction. Although his plan was not officially adopted, its key concepts were later reflected in the settlements in El Salvador () and Nicaragua ().

He was also a recipient of the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism and a trustee of Economists for Peace and Security. In , he was elected to the board of directors of the International Criminal Court's Trust Fund for Victims.

Early life

Arias was born into an upper-class family in the province of Heredia. Arias concluded his secondary schooling at the Saint Francis College in the capital city of San José. He then went to the United States and enrolled in Boston University with the intention of studying medicine, but he soon returned to his home country and completed degrees in law and economics at the University of Costa Rica. In , Arias traveled to the United Kingdom and enrolled in the London School of Economics. He received a doctoral degree in political science from the University of Essex in

Arias joined the National Liberation Party (PLN), Costa Rica's main social democratic party. In he ra

Oscar Arias Sánchez won the respect of leaders and humanitarians everywhere for bringing peace to Central America. Born in , he studied in the United States and then earned a law degree in Costa Rica.

Elected President of Costa Rica in , Arias Sánchez immediately put the world on notice that he intended to restore peace in Central America by disentangling the region from the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. In a series of meetings with the presidents of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, President Arias Sánchez pressed to resolve the turmoil and end outside influence in Central America. He eventually gained approval of his peace plan, which called for each country to limit the size of their armies, assure freedom of the press, and hold free and open elections. The plan was successful and, with the signing of the accords, fighting in the region came to an end.

In , President Oscar Arias Sánchez received the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing peace to the region, and used the monetary award to establish the Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress. During his presidency, he frequently ventured into the public without entourage or fanfare to listen to the concerns of the citizenry. After the conclusion of his first term in office, he continued to be a “man of the people,” promoting human security and development on many fronts. In , he was again elected President of Costa Rica and today continues to champion peace and human rights.