Arias sanchez
Oscar, born 1941, Costa Rican politician: president 1986–90: Nobel Peace Prize 1987.
noun
Oscar. born 1940, Costa Rican statesman; president (1986–90, 2006–2010); Nobel peace prize 1987
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