Teodoro Picado Michalski
Teodoro Picado Michalski ( born January 10, 1900 in San Jose, † June 1, 1960 in Managua) was president of Costa Rica.
Life
His parents were Jadwisia Michalska Wodziwoska and Teodoro Picado Marín. His brother was René Picado Michalski [ wp 1]
In 1926 he married for the first time Mercedes Lara Fernández. In 1937 he married the second time Etelvina Ramirez Montiel.
He was director of the Instituto de Alajuela. Later he became a man of understanding law and teacher at the school attorney. He was a begnateter narrator and wrote essays.
It was educational and Education Minister, Member of Parliament for San Jose. Chairman of the Constituent Assembly. Rafael Ángel Calderón Deputy President Guardia. In this role, he was presidential candidate in the elections of 1944. His coalition was the Bloque de la Victoria, a coalition of communist Vanguardia Popular [ wp 2] led by Manuel Mora Valverde and the Partido Republicano Nacional [ wp 3], led by Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
Presidency
Under his presidency, Costa Rica became a founding member of the United Nations. An election law and tax law have been adopted. The Instituto Nacional Geográfico was founded.
1947 there was a Huelga de brazos the Fallen strike, which the election fraud issue had as a consequence the electoral authority, Tribunal Electoral has been established and implemented a number of mechanisms for monitoring elections for the elections in Februara. As the candidate of the opposition Otilio Ulate Blanco from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal [ wp 4] declared the elected candidate, the Parliament does not nominated him by law as president, but canceled the election because of alleged election fraud, the simultaneous parliamentary elections, however, were not challenged because they confirmed the previous ruling coalition.
Civil war
The followers of José Figueres Ferrer made an armed uprising.
Teodoro Picado Michalski sought support for Anastasio Somoza García. Against the opposition of the United States was Anastasio Somoza García on April 17, 1948 Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua Villa Quesada [ wp 5] attack from the air. Under pressure from the United States, the National Guard had to withdraw on April 19 in 1948. On April 19, 1948 agreement to end the civil war was concluded in the Mexican Embassy in San José. On April 20, 1948 Teodoro Picado Michalski handed over his office to the third deputy [ wp 6] Santos Leon Herrera and left Costa Rica in the direction of Nicaragua ..
In 1948 he settled in Managua and worked as a journalist.
1955 tried again Teodoro Jr., the son of Teodoro Picado Michalski, who had taken his degree in 1951 at the United States Military Academy, to usurp power, and also failed.