Talk:José Figueres Ferrer

We need a picture of this Man
Can't believe he is such an unknown in the USA. Probably one of the greatest men of the 20th century.

70.209.47.236 (talk) 04:28, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Article Needs Pronunciation of His Name
Looks like a tongue twister. But nevertheless the punctuation should be added.

70.209.47.236 (talk) 05:06, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Copyvio
Reverted edits by Revolutionary due to copyright violation; originally from Britannica. -- JTN 16:28, 2005 Mar 21 (UTC)

Figueres connection with the KGB
This section talks about Figueres receiving money from the communist party. The communist party was outlawed in the Costa Rica constitution of 1948, which is still in effect. Therefore this entire section cannot be true. Decaalv. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Decaalv (talk • contribs) 20:57, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

This site: [Amazon] has these sentences:"For instance, Andrew and Mitrokhin reveal that the Costa Rican social democrat José Figueres Ferrer took $300,000 in KGB money to help finance his political activities while remaining a staunch anticommunist. His only tangible concession was to establish diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union after he became president in 1953; he also agreed to occasional meetings with KGB agents."Agre22 (talk) 00:45, 3 October 2009 (UTC)agre22

Figueres/Ferrer
If his last name is "Ferrer", why is he called by his middle name "Figueres" throughout the article? 70.20.171.242 (talk) 17:25, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

In many Spanish-speaking countries, two last names are used in succession: one for the person's mother, one for the person's father. The first one, which comes from the father, is the most important of the two since it is the one passed along to the person's children, and is therefore the one most used to name that person. In this case, Figueres is the first last name (this sounds awkward; the first family name, rather) and Ferrer the second one. Figueres is not a middle name in the English-speaking sense of the word. An example to help you understand this would be to take Figueres's son, José María Figueres Olsen: here "María" would be a middle name, odd-looking in English but not at all uncommon, and Figueres Olsen the two family names, or last names. Actually, in Spanish "María" would be referred to as a second name, not middle name; the terms "first", "middle" and "last" name don't apply in Spanish. Rocabatus (talk) 12:48, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Second wife
When did he marry Beck? RJFJR (talk) 21:11, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

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