Former Costa Rican
President Trejos dies at 93
Jose Joaquin Trejos, affectionately known as
"Don JJ", who as Costa Rica's
president pushed through reforms that
prohibited presidential re-election, has
died. He was 93.
A state funeral will be held this morning
(Friday) at 11:00am at the Catedral
Metropolitana.
Trejos, who governed from 1966 to 1970, had
no political experience before coming to
power, but voters responded to his "clean
hands" campaign promising to end corruption.
One of his biggest legacies was the ban on
re-electing a president, a step many Latin
American countries have taken to prevent
strongman rule.
Costa Rica still bans a president from
seeking immediate re-election. But a court
ruling in 2003 allowed former presidents to
run again after sitting out at least one
4-year term.
Family members said Thursday that Trejos
died of natural causes Wednesday night.
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