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	Fundación Arias - Founder, Dr. Oscar Arias Sánchez
		Arias has international stature as a spokesperson for the developing world and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987.
		Arias was born in Heredia, Costa Rica in 1940.
		In 1986, Oscar Arias was elected president of Costa Rica.
	www.arias.or.cr /en/founder.php (383 words)

	Latin America Trek: Oscar Arias Sanchez
		Oscar was born in 1941 in the town of Heredia to one of Costa Rica's richest coffee-growing families.
		Oscar must have done extremely well in his studies because he was awarded a fellowship to study at two prestigious universities in London.
		Oscar felt safe in Costa Rica, a country whose stability was measured not by military power but by success in the areas of education, health care, and elections.
	www.worldtrek.org /odyssey/latinamerica/oscar/oscarbio.html (1225 words)

	Arias Costa Rica's presidential winner - Boston.com
		Costa Rican President-elect Oscar Arias is congratulated by supporters after the Supreme Elections Court officially announced him as the winner of the presidential elections in San Jose, Costa Rica, Tuesday, March 7, 2006.
		Oscar Arias, who also served as president from 1986 to 1990, defeated his nearest rival in the race by little more than 18,000 votes of the 1.6 million ballots cast, winning 664,551 votes to 646,382 for Otton Solis.
		Arias, 65, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his work as a mediator to help end the civil wars that wracked Central America in the 1980s.
	www.boston.com /news/world/latinamerica/articles/2006/03/07/arias_costa_ricas_presidential_winner (484 words)

	Arias Sanchez, Oscar
		He was elected secretary-general of the PLN in 1979, and in 1986 he won the general election to become president of Costa Rica.
		As president, Arias Sánchez took measures to cope with Costa Rica's heavy foreign indebtedness and other economic problems, but his main interest was in trying to restore peace and political stability to the strife-torn countries of Central America.
		In October of that year Arias was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in recognition of his efforts to achieve the beginnings of peace in the region.
	cyberspacei.com /jesusi/peace/nobel/arias_sanchez.htm (271 words)

	IPS - International Board of Trustees / Nobel Peace Laureate Oscar Arias
		Widely recognised as the Arias Peace Plan, his initiative culminated in the signing of the Esquipulas II Accords or the Procedure to Establish a Firm and Lasting Peace in Central America by all the Central American presidents on August 7, 1987.
		While Oscar Arias is best known for his international efforts, he is also lauded for his capable management of the Costa Rican economy during his presidential term.
		Arias was a visible president, frequently venturing out in public on his own to listen to the concerns of the citizenry.
	www.ips.org /about/profiles/oscar_arias.shtml (1014 words)

	Oscar Arias Sanchez Honor Society
		Oscar Arias Sanchez was president of Costa Rica from 1986-1990.
		Oscar was born in 1941 in Heredia, Costa Rica.
		Oscar began with a meeting with nine of the presidents of the Latin American countries to discuss Oscar's plan for liberty, justice, and democracy.
	www.fsu.edu /~activity/oscars2/Oscar_Arias_Sanchez.html (637 words)

	Boston Globe Online / Table of Contents
		For Arias, a 46-year-old lawyer who became president in May 1986, the award was another milestone in a search for a negotiated peace in Central America that few thought would advance as far as it has.
		Arias said he will use the money to form a "foundation for Costa Rica's neediest citizens." He is the fourth Latin American to win the prize in its 86-year history.
		Arias was an undergraduate briefly at Boston University from 1959-60.
	www.boston.com /globe/search/stories/nobel/1987/1987q.html (718 words)

	Costa Rica - Oscar Arias Sanchez ( Nobel Peace Prize )
		The president of Foundation Arias, an organization dedicated to furthering the peace, Dr. Arias drew up the peace plan which was used as a basis for negotiations to end the Central American conflict.
		Arias resigned that post in 1984 to seek nomination as the PLN candidate for the presidency.
		Still before assuming the presidency, Oscar Arias made a trip by the countries of Central America and South America, personally inviting the Heads of Government to be present in the taking of being able.
	www.infocostarica.com /people/oscar.html (494 words)

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		While Oscar Arias is best known for his international efforts, he was also lauded for his very capable management of the Costa Rican economy during his presidential term.
		Arias believed in minimal government intervention and bureaucracy as a means to a prosperous economy.
		Arias' proposal stipulates that any country wishing to purchase arms must meet certain criteria, including the promotion of democracy, the protection of human rights, and transparency in military spending.
	www.paho.org /english/dpi/100/board_arias.htm (1224 words)

	Arias wins Costa Rican presidential vote - Boston.com
		Oscar Fonseca, president of the Supreme Electoral Court President, said authorities would not make an official declaration of the winner until all challenges had been resolved.
		Pre-election polls had predicted an easy victory for Arias, the center-right National Liberation Party candidate, helped end the bloody conflicts that wracked Central America in the 1980s and was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his efforts.
		Arias, who served as president from 1986-90, said joining the Central American Free Trade Agreement would help revitalize a stagnant economy and improve living standards for the 20 percent of the population living in poverty.
	www.boston.com /news/world/latinamerica/articles/2006/02/22/arias_wins_costa_rican_presidential_vote (685 words)

	Gale - Free Resources - Hispanic Heritage - Biographies - Oscar Arias Sanchez (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Oscar Arias Sanchez (born 1941) was a Costa Rican politician, social activist, his nation's youngest president, and Nobel Peace Laureate (1987).
		Oscar Arias Sanchez, president of Costa Rica 1986-1990, was born in the rural town of Heredia, not far from the national capital of San José, on September 13, 1941.
		Arias was educated in private schools in Heredia and traveled extensively before studying law and economics at the University of Costa Rica.
	www.galegroup.com /free_resources/chh/bio/arias_o.htm (1842 words)

	EuropaWorld 19/1/2001 Oscar Arias Sanchez
		Oscar Arias Sanchez was born into a prominent coffee-growing family in 1941.
		Arias assumed office at a time when Central America was embroiled in discord and violence.
		However as Arias has since reminded us, "History is not made by those who predict failure." Despite the mounting pressures for Costa Rica to become involved in the conflict, Arias maintained neutrality and instead acted as a broker of peace.
	www.europaworld.org /issue18/oscarariassanchez19101.htm (724 words)

	Oscar Arias Speaker - Booking Keynote Speaker for Corporate, Meeting Event - Contact Oscar Arias
		Oscar Arias, former President of Costa Rica and 1987 Nobel Peace Laureate, holds international stature as a spokesperson for the Third World.
		The New York Times reported that Oscar Arias' "...positions on Central American issues have become the standards by which many people in Congress and elsewhere have come to judge United States policy." In a similar way, he has come to take a leading position in international discourse.
		Widely recognized as the Arias Peace Plan, his initiative culminated in the signing of the Esquipulas II Accords, or the Procedure to Establish a Firm and Lasting Peace in Central America, by all the Central American presidents on August 7, 1987.
	www.grabow.biz /printable_pages/OscarArias.htm (368 words)

	Guernica / Oscar Arias Sánchez
		Oscar Arias Sánchez was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1987 while serving as president of Costa Rica.
		Oscar Arias Sanchez: The insistence on a military victory simply did not make sense, and people began to recognize that it was not the most feasible option.
		Oscar Arias Sanchez: When we five Central American presidents were crossing the plaza to enter the National Cathedral of Guatemala for a mass of thanksgiving after signing the peace plan, there was an indigenous woman on one side of the crowd, her hair braided and her feet bare.
	www.guernicamag.com /interviews/36/oscar_arias_snchez (2802 words)

	americas.org - Arias Faces Challenges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Arias carried a small 3,250-vote lead in a provisional count the day after the elections and by Feb. 23, when the Tribunal finished its hand count of presidential ballots, unofficial media summations of the results gave him an 18,000-vote lead (TT, Feb. 24).
		After the elections, Arias is now saying, let's see if it is possible to renegotiate (after it has been ratified by the Legislative Assembly)," Sojo said, referencing a statement made by Arias' brother and future Minister of the Presidency Rodrigo Arias that he would go to Washington D.C. with Solís to attempt renegotiation.
		Arias said he views a public referendum "viable and easy to win" but Costa Ricans may not want another election campaign after the past year of campaigning.
	www.americas.org /item_25762 (1391 words)

	Oscar Arias: Harsh Words for the U.S. From a Voice for Peace and Prosperity by Kitty Felde
		Arias served as Costa Rica's president from 1986 to 1990, a turbulent period in Central America.
		In 1987, Arias drafted the Esquipulas II accords, or the "procedure to establish a firm and lasting peace in Central America," and persuaded his fellow heads of state to sign it.
		Arias' efforts to carve out a peaceful solution in the region were recognized that same year when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
	www.commondreams.org /views/022000-106.htm (2092 words)

	Nobel laureate Oscar Arias to present Patten Lectures
		Oscar Arias, former president of Costa Rica and winner of the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize, will return to Indiana Sept. 22-26 and make two presentations as the first 2002-2003 Indiana University Patten Lecturer on the Bloomington campus.
		Arias, who served as the Costa Rican president from 1986-1990, gave the inaugural address for the formal opening of the Indiana Center on Global Change and World Peace at IU Bloomington in October 1990 and was awarded an honorary IU degree at that time.
		Arias used the monetary award from the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize to establish the Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress.
	www.indiana.edu /~ocmhp/092002/text/arias.html (358 words)

	Oscar Arias Sánchez - Speakers Biography - Celebrity Speakers Limited
		Oscar Arias Sánchez was President of Costa Rica from 1986-1990 and 1987 Nobel Peace Laureate.
		Arias was born in Heredia, Costa Rica in 1940, he studied Law and Economics at the University of Costa Rica and he received a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Essex, United Kingdom in 1974.
		Arias has been awarded numerous honorary doctorates from universities around the world as well as a number of prestigious international awards for his role in the Central American peace process.
	www.speakers.co.uk /csaWeb/speaker,449 (346 words)

	Oscar Arias: From Nobel to Militarization (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		During his reelection campaign, Arias faced widespread rejection, especially for his support of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States; nevertheless he won the election by 1.2 percent of the vote.
		Arias invested millions to regain power but that has not quieted the social organizations, unions, university students, academics and others who oppose him.
		On the day of his May 8 inauguration at the national stadium, Arias had to call out a massive police deployment to contain the hundreds of demonstrators who, for the first time in the nation’s history, protested against the taking of office of a president-elect.
	www.periodico26.cu /english/features/Oscar_Arias100306.htm (570 words)

	Summary of the Keynote Speech, COPA 1997, by Mr. Oscar Arias Sánchez
		Oscar Arias Sánchez, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1987 and President of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990, enjoys enormous international prestige as a spokesman of developing countries and as an advocate of human development, democracy and demilitarization.
		Arias, the proposed economic integration of the Hemisphere must draw lessons from history, particularly from the breakup of the Soviet Union and from the significant progress accomplished by the European Union.
		Arias also called into question the scale of military budgets in the Americas, considering that these resources could be allocated to more useful purposes, namely the reduction of social inequalities.
	www.copa.qc.ca /Anglais/Nos_activites_ang/Assgenprecedang/Quebec1997/Synt_Arias_ang.html (859 words)

	Óscar Arias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born to an upper class family in the province of Heredia, Óscar Arias concluded his secondary schooling at the Colegio Saint Francis in the capital city of San José.
		In 1967, Arias traveled to the United Kingdom and enrolled in the London School of Economics.
		Arias received the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize for his work towards the signing of the Esquipulas II Accords.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oscar_Arias (676 words)

	NOBEL PEACE PRIZE-WINNER OSCAR ARIAS IS OBERLIN COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
		Oscar Arias Sánchez, former president of Costa Rica and winner of the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize, will deliver this year's commencement address at Oberlin College.
		Arias will be presented for an honorary doctor of laws degree by Associate Professor of History Steven Volk, who, in nominating him, wrote: "I can think of few individuals who better deserve this distinction or who could better exemplify Oberlin's historic concern for community and social justice.
		Arias founded the Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress, a non-profit organization whose mission is to build just and peaceful societies in Central America.
	www.oberlin.edu /news-info/00apr/arias.html (443 words)

	Oscar Arias - Heroes for a Culture of Peace
		Oscar Arias won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his efforts to help bring peace to Central America.
		When Oscar Arias was only seven, the President of Costa Rica abolished its army, so he grew up in the only country in Central America that did not rely on military strength to protect it.
		When Oscar Arias was elected as President in 1986 there were conflicts going on in Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica's next-door neighbor, Nicaragua.
	www.people4peace.net /heroes/arias.htm (681 words)

	IDBAmerica ONLINE: ‘Secrecy is a form of corruption’ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		According to Arias, figures compiled by the United Nations indicate that Latin American governments spend, on average, 75 percent as much on defense as their counterparts in the industrialized world, measured as a percentage of overall public spending.
		But Arias is even more troubled by the fact that many of the region’s citizens have no idea of how much their governments are spending on defense.
		Arias’ remarks come at a time when concern over a regional Latin American arms race is once again in the news, as the U.S. debates lifting restrictions on purchase of sophisticated combat aircraft and weaponry by the region’s governments.
	www.iadb.org /IDBAMERICA/English/FEB01E/feb01e11.html (558 words)

	Oscar Arias (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Widely recognized as the Arias Peace Plan, his initiative culminated in the signing of the Esquipulas II Accords or the "Procedure to Establish a Firm and Lasting Peace" in Central America.
		Arias has received honorary doctorates from universities such as Harvard, Washington, Illinois, Oviedo, Franklin and Marshall, and Southern Connecticut; the colleges of Dartmouth, Ithaca, and Quinnipiac; and several other prestigious institutions.
		Arias believed in minimal government interference and bureaucracy as a means to a prosperous economy.
	www.mssu.edu /international/Latinam/arias.htm (1064 words)

	Óscar Arias Sánchez: La primera reelección en 36 años :: Especial de nacion.com
		A los cuatro días, Arias anunciaba que una proyección del tribunal que fiscalizó el proceso de consulta popular dentro de las elecciones distritales del PLN daba un respaldo del 88% a la reelección y un 12% en contra.
		Arias aseguró que, eventualmente, “si los costarricenses quieren que vuelva a ser presidente, si la Sala IV así lo permite, yo me voy a rodear igual que don Abel con las mejores mentes, y volveré a gobernar con la meritocracia en lo intelectual y en lo moral”.
		Arias negó haber hablado de la “traición” de un magistrado durante la primera votación de la Sala IV sobre la reelección.
	www.nacion.com /ln_ee/especiales/arias2006-2010/fallo.html (2462 words)

	Oscar Arias Sánchez - Biography
		Arias embarked on his political career in earnest in 1970, as assistant to José Figueres, a former President who was again seeking election.
		In the 1978 elections, when the Christian Social Unity Party won the presidency, Arias was elected to the Legislative Assembly but withdrew in 1981 to work for his party's presidential candidate, Luis Alberto Monge, who won in 1982.
		Nominated himself in 1985, Arias was elected President in 1986, winning 52.3% of the votes against 45.8% for the Christian Social Unity candidate.
	nobelprize.org /peace/laureates/1987/arias-bio.html (574 words)

	The Daily Journal - Oscar Arias, Nobel laureate, seeking new term in Costa Rica
		Arias governed from 1986-90, received the 1987 Nobel Peace Price for his efforts on behalf of resolution of civil wars in Central America and is now again running for president on the opposition social-democratic National Liberation Party (PLN) ticket.
		Arias, who has promised voters his government will build a social democracy that is “modern, flexible and open to change,” supports the opening up of the nation’s state-owned telecommunications and insurance monopolies, increased spending on education and changes to the tax code to ensure “the rich pay as the rich should.”
		During his 1986-1990 administration, Arias was known mainly for his promotion of a peace agreement to settle military conflicts in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala, as well as for his fight against domestic poverty that included the building of homes for 80,000 low-income families.
	www.thedailyjournalonline.com /article.asp?ArticleId=222951&CategoryId=12394 (630 words)

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