Word: rafael
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Behind the invasion most experienced observers still saw the face of wily Tacho Somoza. He had decided, they concluded, to do something about the Costa Rican exiles who had been training on Nicaraguan soil for a comeback. By allowing their leader, ex-President Rafael CalderÓn Guardia, to attack, Tacho set up several interesting possibilities. If discontent with the Figueres regime had reached the boiling point, an overnight coup might bring Calderon to power. If the attempt failed, Tacho could rid himself of his embarrassing guests. If the Caribbean Legion intervened to help Figueres, Tacho would have a chance...
...midmorning, shrilling sirens in San Jose brought the people of Costa Rica's capital out into the streets. Just nine days after Costa Rica had disbanded its army, the country had been invaded from Nicaragua by supporters of banished ex-President Rafael Calderon Guardia. Costa Rica's provisional government, headed by Colonel Jose Figueres, called the nation to arms, got set to fight for its life...
Grins & Giggles. In Mexico City, Bullfighter Paco Gorraez heard the news in a cafe. "By God," he said, "but the old owl can really fly!" Then he strode across the café, confronted TIME Reporter Rafael Delgado Lozano, who had persuaded him not to bet on Harry Truman. Expertly, he punched Expert Lozano in the nose...
Last month the dictators did the inevitable. In the so-called pact of the "Three Ts," Nicaragua's Tacho, the Dominican Republic's bloody little Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, and Honduras' aging Tiburcio Carias made common cause against the Caribbean Legion...
...provided Mexico City with some of its best corridas in years. Sunday after Sunday, five unknown 18-year-old novilleros have pulled crowds that filled the Plaza Mexico's 50,000 seats. Last week aficionados roared with delight, carpeted the sand of the bullring with flowers, when young Rafael Rodriguez-earned ears and tail for the sixth successive Sunday...