After complications from open-heart surgery, a former leader of Costa Rica has died. Former President Rodrigo Carazo Odio died on Wednesday at the age of 82. He won the presidency by running as candidate under the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) and governed Costa Rica from 1978 to 1982. During his presidency he tried to remain neutral during the Sandinista rebellion in Nicaragua, but but later sided with the Sandinistas. Some accomplishments of his were helping to create the University for Peace, and making positive changes toward environmental preservation and protection. He also promoted the oil industry and the tourist industry and the development of national parks. He notably helped to create the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and helped to create the American Institute of Human Rights.
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