fifth blog entry :)

Oscar Arias Sanchez
facts of childhood :
When he was growing up, they standing army in Costa Rica was taken down. SO he grew up up without a standing army as protection. 
He is from an upper class family
Went to one of the top schools in San Jose
only child
very intelligent

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went to many colleges in the US, Great Britian, and back to San Jose.





family life:
Born:Sep. 13,1941
Heredia, Costa Rica
Juan and Lillyan are his parents
richest coffee growers





career titles/ positions:

President of Costa Rica

many other political jobs,
secreretary seat, government seat
treasurer, head treasurer,



awards won by the person:
Nobel Peace Prize 


  Prize of La Paz Martin Luther King
Humanitarian Prize Albert Schweitzer
Medal of the Freedom of Filadelfia
Prize of the Américas.

 Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Award
 Liberty Medal of Philadelphia
  Jackson Ralston Prize
Prince of Asturias Award
Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award
Americas Award . He has also received approximately fifty honorary doctorates from colleges and universities such as Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Oberlin, Marquette, and Washington University in St. Louis.

age/place of death :
it is not said that he is dead he ran for president again in 2004, and 2006. 





passions that drove his decisions/choices:


I think it was just wanting to work for peace, and politics. He was involved with medicine at first.



my opinion on if he had any bearing on Costa Rica:
I think he did, I think because of him,  Costa Rica has a good name and "peace" he did good things for costa rica.





links: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1987/arias-bio.html

http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/latinamerica/oscar/oscarbio.html

http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/oscar-arias-sanchez-60.php

http://peacejam.org/laureates/President-Oscar-Arias-Sanchez-9.aspx

http://www.nndb.com/people/088/000089818/

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/34208/Oscar-Arias-Sanchez

http://www.infocostarica.com/people/oscar.html

http://www.scu.edu/ethics/architects-of-peace/Sanchez/homepage.html
 pictures: googleimages.com