2007_in_Costa_Rica
2007 in Costa Rica
List of events
Events in the year 2007 in Costa Rica
- President: Oscar Arias
- First Vice President: Laura Chinchilla
- Second Vice President: Kevin Casas Zamora (until 22 September)
February
- 18 February – The Costa Rican football team won the UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 on penalties after a 1–1 draw with Panama in the Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador, El Salvador.[1]
May
June
- 7 June – In an effort to attract investment, Costa Rica switched its diplomatic recognition from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the People's Republic of China.[3]
- 17 June – The Costa Rican football team were eliminated in the quarter final of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup by Mexico, losing 1–0 after extra time in the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.[4]
October
- 7 October – Costa Ricans narrowly approved the Central America Free Trade Agreement in a referendum with 51.6 percent of the vote.[5]
- 11 October – Two days of torrential rain caused a mudslide in Atenas, leading to a number of deaths and substantial loss of property.[6]
- 16 October – Libya, Vietnam, Burkina Faso, Croatia and Costa Rica were elected to the United Nations Security Council as non-permanent members.[7]
November
- 16 November – Paulo Wanchope, one of the country's most successful footballers ever, announced his retirement from the game.[8]
- "'Campeones'". Archived from the original on 2008-07-12. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- "Costa Rica embassy drama ends". bbc.co.uk. 2007-05-12. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- "Taiwan loses Costa Rica's support". bbc.co.uk. 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- "Costa Rica Leader: Trade Pact Passes". Google News. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- "Torrential rain causes mudslide in Costa Rica". by Tomasz Schafernaker, bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- "Libya secures UN council posting". BBC. 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- "Wanchope announces retirement" Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine MLS.com Retrieved on 16 November 2007