Event Costa Rican Civil War

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The conflict was precipitated by the vote of the Costa Rican Legislature, dominated by pro-government representatives, to annul the results of the presidential elections held in February, alleging that the triumph of opposition candidate Otilio Ulate against Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia had been achieved by fraud.

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  • March 1948: 12 March- 24 April 1948: It was the bloodiest event in 20th-century Costa Rican history. It lasted for 44 days during which approximately 2,000 people are believed to have died. The conflict was precipitated by the vote of the Costa Rican Legislature, dominated by pro-government representatives, to annul the results of the presidential elections held in February, alleging that the triumph of opposition candidate Otilio Ulate against Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia had been achieved by fraud.