Laura
Chinchilla,
Costa Rica's
First Woman
President
While in Spain
to negotiate the
trade agreement
with the
European Union
earlier this
month, Costa
Rica's first
woman president
took the time to
be interviewed
by Spain's El
País daily, who
is being
described as the
only woman
president in
Latin America
coming to power
without the "aupadas"
(the help of her
husband).
Photo of
Costa Rica's
president, Laura
Chinchilla,
published by El
País in Spain
Chinchilla said
that she has
been helped
powerful people
who have come to
understand that
it is a question
of opportunities
for both women
and men.
Doña Laura
attributed her
success to the
Oscar Arias,
whom she
describes as the
great
inspiration in
her life, a
teacher.
For the full
interview (in
Spanish) go to:
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/ultima/Acabare/rezandome/todos/rosarios/elpepiult/20100523elpepiult_2/Tes
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