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Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez (December 29, 1925 – November 29, 2016) was the President of Costa Rica from 1982 to 1986. He also served as Costa Rica's first Ambassador to Israel from 1963 until 1966.
“A simple, humble, and very human man” is how many people describe Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez, President of Costa Rica from 1982 to 1986. He is most remembered for standing for peace during a tense period of unrest in Central America and the world.
Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez (Palmares, 29 de diciembre de 1925-San José, 29 de noviembre de 2016) [1] fue un político costarricense, 39.° presidente de la República de Costa Rica entre 1982 y 1986.
Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez (29 December 1925 – 29 November 2016) was a Costa Rican politician, diplomat and lawyer. He was the President of Costa Rica from 8 May 1982 to 8 May 1986. Before being President, he was the country's ambassador to Israel. He was born in Palmares, Alajuela Province.
Luis Alberto Monge fue un político costarricense, presidente de la República de 1982 a 1986 y fundador del Partido de Liberación Nacional. Su gestión se caracterizó por la reducción de la inflación, la promoción de la agricultura y la exportación, y la sinceridad y honestidad en el cargo.
The Socialist International pays tribute to friend and comrade Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez, former President of Costa Rica, and co-founder and former leader of SI member the National Liberation Party, PLN, who sadly passed away on 29 November.
Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez ( b. 1926), president of Costa Rica (1982–1986). Of humble origin and little formal education beyond the secondary level, Monge Álvarez, at age twenty-three, served in the constitutent assembly that drafted the Constitution of 1949.
