What is Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia | image = Calderón Guardia 1940 cropped.jpg | order = [[List of Presidents of Costa Rica|President of Costa Rica]] | term_start = 8 May 1940 | term_end = 8 May 1944 | predecessor = [[León Cortés Castro]] | successor = [[Teodoro Picado Michalski]] | birth_date = {{birth date|1900|03|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] | death_date = {{death date|1970|06|09|df=yes}} | death_place = [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] | party = [[Republicano Nacional]] (during term)<br>[[National Unification Party (Costa Rica)|National Unification Party]] (beginning in 1966) }} {{Spanish name|Calderón|Guardia}} '''Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia''' (March 10, 1900 – June 9, 1970) was the [[president]] of [[Costa Rica]] from 1940 to 1944. ==Early life== Calderón was born on 10 March 1900 in San José. In his youth, Calderón studied in Costa Rica, [[France]] and Belgium, where he married [[Yvonne Clays Spoelders]], who was later the first female [[Diplomacy|diplomat]] of Costa Rica. After finishing his studies, Calderón became a practicing surgeon, which he would remain for most of his early career. {{DEFAULTSORT:Calderon Guardia, Rafael Angel}} [[Category:Presidents of Costa Rica]] [[Category:1900 births]] [[Category:1970 deaths]] [[Category:People from San José, Costa Rica]] {{bio-stub}}