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Word: figuerista (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...housing, Echandi triumphed in an election notably free of bloodshed or ballot juggling. His National Union Party, backed by two former Presidents, polled 103,326 votes. Figueres' chosen successor, Francisco Orlich, a former Public Works Minister, drew 97,102 votes, and Jorge Rossi, a maverick from the Figuerista ranks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE HEMISPHERE,COSTA RICA: Victory for Private Enterprise | 2/17/1958 | See Source »

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