Military of Costa Rica
From Freepedia
In December 1, 1948 Costa Rica the president José Figueres Ferrer abolished the army after victory in the civil war in that year. In a ceremony in the Cuartel Bellavista, Figueres broke a wall with a mallet symbolizing the end of Costa Rica's military spirit. In 1949 the abolition of the military was introduced in the Article 12 of the 1949 Constitution.
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The budget before dedicated to the military now is dedicated to education, security and culture, the country has only a National Police. A museum was placed in the Cuartel Bellavista, the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica as a symbol of the compromise with the culture.
In 1986 the president Oscar Arias Sánchez declared with the law #8115, December 1 as the Día de la Abolición del Ejército (Military abolition day).
External Links
- El Espíritu del 48: Abolición del Ejército A brief history and facts of the abolishment of the military in Costa Rica
- Contitución Política de la República de Costa Rica See article 12.
- Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
- History of the Museum
