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    Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich was the President of Costa Rica from 1962 to 1966. He co-founded a large coffee company in Costa Rica. He was allies with Jose Figueres Ferrer and was his second in command during a civil war in Costa Rica. As president, he faced a major volcanic eruption.

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    Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich was the President of Costa Rica from 1962 to 1966. He co-founded a large coffee company in Costa Rica. He was allies with Jose Figueres Ferrer and was his second in command during a civil war in Costa Rica. As president, he faced a major volcanic eruption.

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    Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich was the President of Costa Rica from 1962 to 1966. He co-founded a large coffee company in Costa Rica. He was allies with Jose Figueres Ferrer and was his second in command during a civil war in Costa Rica. As president, he faced a major volcanic eruption.

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    Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich

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    Francisco Jos Orlich Bolmarcich [1] (10 March 1907 29


    October 1969) was President of Costa Rica from 1962 to Francisco Orlich
    1966. His grandfather on the Orlich side and his mother
    came to Costa Rica from the town of Punat on the island of
    Krk, Croatia. His villa in Punat is named "Villa Costarica".

    Together with his brothers he founded in 1928 FJ Orlich &


    Hnos Ltda. (FJ Orlich & Brothers Limited). At first a large
    supply store in his hometown of San Ramn, this eventually
    grew to become one of Costa Rica's largest coffee firms. His
    half-brother, Franjo Jozef Orlich, the namesake of the firm,
    moved from Costa Rica to Pennsylvania and worked for
    Bethlehem Steel as a Pattern Maker in the Castings Plant.

    A long-time friend of Jos Figueres Ferrer, with whom he


    had traveled together to study in the United States, Orlich
    was Figueres' second in command within the National
    Liberation Army in the Costa Rican Civil War.
    President of Costa Rica
    Following that, the National Liberation Party was founded in
    the Orlich family farm in La Paz, San Ramn. In office
    8 May 1962 8 May 1966
    He twice served as Public Works Minister (1948-1949, 1953- Preceded by Mario Echandi
    1957) in Figueres' cabinets. Afterwards he ran for president
    in 1958, but lost to Mario Echandi Jimnez. He ran again in Succeeded by Joaqun Trejos
    1962, against the defeated 1948 leader Dr Rafael ngel Personal details
    Caldern Guardia, and won the presidency.
    Born 10 March 1907
    Always called by his countrymen 'Don Chico', during his San Ramn, Costa Rica
    presidency he faced the major eruption of the Iraz volcano, Died 29 October 1969 (aged 62)
    that started just as U.S. President John F. Kennedy was San Jos, Costa Rica
    visiting Costa Rica and lasted for over a year, causing major
    Political party PLN
    agricultural damage and landslides in the city of Cartago.

    Don Chico left the presidency as a well loved figure and died of a stroke three years later.

    References
    1. Rulers.org (http://www.rulers.org/indexo.html)

    Political offices
    Preceded by President of Costa Rica Succeeded by
    Mario Echandi Jimnez 1962-1966 Jos Joaqun Trejos Fernndez

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    Presidents of Costa Rica Businesspeople in coffee
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