What the records say
- When
- 27 Apr 1870
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 9.93° N, 84.08° W
1870 Costa Rican coup d'état
The coup d'état of April 27, 1870 in Costa Rica was a coup implemented by the military leadership led by Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez and it established, to a large extent, the inauguration of the Liberal State. It also enacted the Costa Rican Constitution of 1871, the longest in Costa Rican history as it remained in force until 1948.
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