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| -1100  BC AD 
| First  traces of the settlement of Costa Rica. It is assumed that the first  inhabitants were attracted by the potential resources of the coasts.
|-
| -1000 BC  
| Construction of the Huetar city of Guayabo  which attests to the seizure of power of this Indian community in Costa Rica  but the city is abandoned around 1400; the reasons for this abandonment are  still unknown.
|-
| -100 BC AD 
| Development of Costa Rica's trade with other  Central American countries such as Mexico. Costa Rica mainly sells gold.
|-
|1502 
| Christopher Columbus discovers a new land,  the island of Uvita off Limón.
|-
|1509 
| The recognized territory is attached to  Castilla del Oro in Panama.
|-
|1519 
| Arrival of the first Spanish settlers in the  Gulf of Nicoya and the first clashes with the Chorotegas and Huetares  Indians.
|-
|1524 
| On the Nicoya peninsula, foundation of  Bruselas by Francisco de Cordóba.
|-
|1525 
| Victory of Juan de Cavallón over the  Indians.
|-
|1526 
| Foundation of Cartago which becomes the  capital of the territory.
|-
|1570 
| The portion of land called Costa Rica is  integrated into the general captaincy of Guatemala.
|-
|1600 
| The colonists discover the Central Valley.
|-
|1706 
| Foundation of Heredia which is then called  Cobujuquí.
|-
|1737 
| Foundation of Villa Nueva de la Boca del  Monte which will become San José.
|-
|1782 
| Foundation of Alajuela under the name of  Villa Hermosa.
|-
|1821 
| On September 15, Costa Rica becomes an  independent republic.
|-
|1823 
| Costa Rica is part of the Federation of  United Provinces of America until 1838.
|-
|1824 
| Juan Mora Fernández is the first president  of the young Republic, slavery is abolished.
|-
|1828 
| Annexation by referendum of Guanacaste, a  region until then independent.
|-
|1848 
| Costa Rica formalizes its independence.
|-
|1857 
| Liberation of Nicaragua occupied by William  Walker's troops by a Central American coalition.
|-
|1882 
| Abolition of the death penalty. The  following year, the length of the working day is limited to 8 hours.
|-
|1940 
| Costa Rica declares war on Germany and asks  German residents to leave the territory.
|-
|1941 
| Women obtain the right to vote; we pass a  law on social guarantees (Social Security) which prefigures the environmental  guarantees voted in 2002.
|-
|1943 
| Edition of the Labor Code.
|-
|1949 
| Abolition of the army and nationalization of  the banks.
|-
|1963 
| Eruption of the Irazú volcano which spits  ash for two years.
|-
|1979 
| Massive arrival of 300,000 Nicaraguans  fleeing the new Sandinista regime.
|-
|1983 
| Costa Rica proclaims its "perpetual,  active and unarmed" neutrality. The same year, the hero Franklin Chang  Díaz's first trip to space.
|-
|1986 
| Oscar Arias Sánchez becomes President of the  Republic.
|-
|1987 
| Oscar Arias Sánchez receives the Nobel Peace  Prize for his action in favor of peace in Central America (EsquipulasII).
|-
|1995 
| Economic slowdown, social movements. Entry  of Costa Rica into the WTO.
|-
|1998 
| Election to the presidency of the Republic  of Miguel Angel Rodríguez who undertakes an economic recovery plan.
|-
|2002 
| Abel Pacheco, the former director of the San  José psychiatric hospital, is elected President of the Republic.
|-
|2006 
| Oscar Arias Sánchez, Nobel Peace Prize  winner (1987), is elected President of the Republic for a second term.
|-
|2007 
| Referendum on the Free Trade Agreement for  Central America (CAFTA in English which means Central American Free Trade  Agreement), the "yes" wins by little.
|-
|2008 
| Entry into force of the free trade agreement  which is still controversial as to the advantages and disadvantages of  opening up markets, especially that of the United States.
|-
|2009 
| Costa Rica resumes diplomatic relations with  Cuba, which broke off in 1961.
|-
|2009 
| Costa Rica is committed to respecting OECD  tax standards, and has thus been removed from the blacklist of tax havens.
|-
|2010 
| Election of Laura Chinchilla as President of  Costa Rica. On February 7, 2010, Ms. Laura Chinchilla was elected President  of Costa Rica in the first round. She is the first woman president of this  country. She is an activist of the National Liberation Party.
|-
|2012 
| Signature of a free trade treaty between the  European Union and the countries of Central America in Tegucigalpa  (Honduras). Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and  Panama sign a Comprehensive Association Agreement that also includes a  region-to-region trade component that will help establish trade opportunities  for all parties.
|-
|2011 
| The border dispute with Nicaragua in the  Calero Island region, over the San Juan River that separates the two  countries, has come to an end. Nicaragua is authorized to continue dredging  the river, but Costa Rica has the right to send observers to ascertain  possible damage to the environment.
|-
|2013 
| The president ofs United States Barack Obama  is received in May by the President of the Republic, Laura Chinchilla, with  whom he discusses the issues of the fight against drug trafficking and the  distribution of natural gas.
|-
|2013 
| On May 31, the assassination of Jairo Mora  Sandoval, a volunteer who saved turtle eggs in the province of Limon, on the  Caribbean coast. Hundreds of demonstrators take to the streets. In tribute to  the young activist, the NGO Sea Shepherd named a ship in his name.
|-
|2013 
| In June, cooperation agreements between  China and Costa Rica were signed with Chinese President Xi Jinping. They  amount to nearly two billion dollars, or 4% of Costa Rica's GDP, and relate  to the construction of an oil refinery and a highway.
|-
|2014 
| Leader of the opposition, political  scientist Luis Guillermos Solís Rivera was elected on May 8 at the head of  the country.
|-
|2014 
| In July, Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary  General, was on an official visit to Costa Rica. He called the country a  "symbol of peace", before taking a symbolic bike ride around the  Foreign Ministry in the Amon barrio.
|-
|2014 
| Costa Rica assumed the pro tempore  presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) in  2014. He is studying the possibility of joining the Pacific Alliance, a forum  of Latin American countries favorable to free trade.
|-
|2015 
| On Thursday April 9, the Council of the  Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) unanimously  decided to invite Costa Rica to initiate the process of joining the  organization: a major milestone achieved in strengthening Costa Rica's ties  with the OECD.
|-
|2015 
| In January, the 7 people indicted in the  Sandoval case were finally acquitted by the Limon Criminal Court, which  sparked the anger of environmentalists around the world.
|-
|2015 
| Also in January, President Solis traveled to  China for a state visit. This also marked the inauguration of the China-CELAC  forum. This visit marks a little more the strengthened bond with China, to  the detriment of Taiwan.
|-
|2016 
| The country's green policy continues since  the entire country has operated at 98% thanks to renewable energies,  throughout the year.
|-
|2017 
| In response to the crisis in Venezuela,  Costa Rica is one of 12 Latin American countries not to recognize the  constituent assembly desired by President Maduro and just elected.
|}


==Source==
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Revision as of 12:55, 13 December 2021

Historical Timeline for Costa Rica - A chronology of key events
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-1100 BC AD   First traces of the settlement of Costa Rica. It is assumed that the first inhabitants were attracted by the potential resources of the coasts.
-1000 BC    Construction of the Huetar city of Guayabo which attests to the seizure of power of this Indian community in Costa Rica but the city is abandoned around 1400; the reasons for this abandonment are still unknown.
-100 BC AD   Development of Costa Rica's trade with other Central American countries such as Mexico. Costa Rica mainly sells gold.
1502   Christopher Columbus discovers a new land, the island of Uvita off Limón.
1509   The recognized territory is attached to Castilla del Oro in Panama.
1519   Arrival of the first Spanish settlers in the Gulf of Nicoya and the first clashes with the Chorotegas and Huetares Indians.
1524   On the Nicoya peninsula, foundation of Bruselas by Francisco de Cordóba.
1525   Victory of Juan de Cavallón over the Indians.
1526   Foundation of Cartago which becomes the capital of the territory.
1570   The portion of land called Costa Rica is integrated into the general captaincy of Guatemala.
1600   The colonists discover the Central Valley.
1706   Foundation of Heredia which is then called Cobujuquí.
1737   Foundation of Villa Nueva de la Boca del Monte which will become San José.
1782   Foundation of Alajuela under the name of Villa Hermosa.
1821   On September 15, Costa Rica becomes an independent republic.
1823   Costa Rica is part of the Federation of United Provinces of America until 1838.
1824   Juan Mora Fernández is the first president of the young Republic, slavery is abolished.
1828   Annexation by referendum of Guanacaste, a region until then independent.
1848   Costa Rica formalizes its independence.
1857   Liberation of Nicaragua occupied by William Walker's troops by a Central American coalition.
1882   Abolition of the death penalty. The following year, the length of the working day is limited to 8 hours.
1940   Costa Rica declares war on Germany and asks German residents to leave the territory.
1941   Women obtain the right to vote; we pass a law on social guarantees (Social Security) which prefigures the environmental guarantees voted in 2002.
1943   Edition of the Labor Code.
1949   Abolition of the army and nationalization of the banks.
1963   Eruption of the Irazú volcano which spits ash for two years.
1979   Massive arrival of 300,000 Nicaraguans fleeing the new Sandinista regime.
1983   Costa Rica proclaims its "perpetual, active and unarmed" neutrality. The same year, the hero Franklin Chang Díaz's first trip to space.
1986   Oscar Arias Sánchez becomes President of the Republic.
1987   Oscar Arias Sánchez receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his action in favor of peace in Central America (EsquipulasII).
1995   Economic slowdown, social movements. Entry of Costa Rica into the WTO.
1998   Election to the presidency of the Republic of Miguel Angel Rodríguez who undertakes an economic recovery plan.
2002   Abel Pacheco, the former director of the San José psychiatric hospital, is elected President of the Republic.
2006   Oscar Arias Sánchez, Nobel Peace Prize winner (1987), is elected President of the Republic for a second term.
2007   Referendum on the Free Trade Agreement for Central America (CAFTA in English which means Central American Free Trade Agreement), the "yes" wins by little.
2008   Entry into force of the free trade agreement which is still controversial as to the advantages and disadvantages of opening up markets, especially that of the United States.
2009   Costa Rica resumes diplomatic relations with Cuba, which broke off in 1961.
2009   Costa Rica is committed to respecting OECD tax standards, and has thus been removed from the blacklist of tax havens.
2010   Election of Laura Chinchilla as President of Costa Rica. On February 7, 2010, Ms. Laura Chinchilla was elected President of Costa Rica in the first round. She is the first woman president of this country. She is an activist of the National Liberation Party.
2012   Signature of a free trade treaty between the European Union and the countries of Central America in Tegucigalpa (Honduras). Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama sign a Comprehensive Association Agreement that also includes a region-to-region trade component that will help establish trade opportunities for all parties.
2011   The border dispute with Nicaragua in the Calero Island region, over the San Juan River that separates the two countries, has come to an end. Nicaragua is authorized to continue dredging the river, but Costa Rica has the right to send observers to ascertain possible damage to the environment.
2013   The president ofs United States Barack Obama is received in May by the President of the Republic, Laura Chinchilla, with whom he discusses the issues of the fight against drug trafficking and the distribution of natural gas.
2013   On May 31, the assassination of Jairo Mora Sandoval, a volunteer who saved turtle eggs in the province of Limon, on the Caribbean coast. Hundreds of demonstrators take to the streets. In tribute to the young activist, the NGO Sea Shepherd named a ship in his name.
2013   In June, cooperation agreements between China and Costa Rica were signed with Chinese President Xi Jinping. They amount to nearly two billion dollars, or 4% of Costa Rica's GDP, and relate to the construction of an oil refinery and a highway.
2014   Leader of the opposition, political scientist Luis Guillermos Solís Rivera was elected on May 8 at the head of the country.
2014   In July, Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary General, was on an official visit to Costa Rica. He called the country a "symbol of peace", before taking a symbolic bike ride around the Foreign Ministry in the Amon barrio.
2014   Costa Rica assumed the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) in 2014. He is studying the possibility of joining the Pacific Alliance, a forum of Latin American countries favorable to free trade.
2015   On Thursday April 9, the Council of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) unanimously decided to invite Costa Rica to initiate the process of joining the organization: a major milestone achieved in strengthening Costa Rica's ties with the OECD.
2015   In January, the 7 people indicted in the Sandoval case were finally acquitted by the Limon Criminal Court, which sparked the anger of environmentalists around the world.
2015   Also in January, President Solis traveled to China for a state visit. This also marked the inauguration of the China-CELAC forum. This visit marks a little more the strengthened bond with China, to the detriment of Taiwan.
2016   The country's green policy continues since the entire country has operated at 98% thanks to renewable energies, throughout the year.
2017   In response to the crisis in Venezuela, Costa Rica is one of 12 Latin American countries not to recognize the constituent assembly desired by President Maduro and just elected.

Source

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