Calderonista Invasion of Costa Rica (1955)

The Calderonista Inavsion of Costa Rica was a small rebellion carried out in North-West Costa Rica by forces loyal to the disgruntled former president Rafael Calderon, and was supported by the Government of Nicaragua who were unhappy with the election of Jose "Pepe" Figueres Ferrer to the Costa Rican Presidency two years prior.

Beginning

The rebellion started when forces loyal to former president Rafael Calderon, who were backed by the Nicaraguan president Anastasio Somoza García,[1] crossed the border from Nicaragua into Costa Rica.[2] The rebel forces seized the border town of Villa Quesada on January 12.[3]

Resolution

The Costa Rican government appealed to the Organization of American States to investigate.[4] The Organization of American States found the Nicaraguan government was supporting the rebels and as soon as this was announced, the Nicaraguan government ended its support of the mainly Costa Rican rebellion. The US sold Costa Rica four fighter planes, but the rebels were overwhelmed by the popularly backed government forces. After some fierce fighting in a handful of northern towns, the rebels were pushed back behind the Costa Rican border.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ameringer, Charles (2010-11-01). Caribbean Legion: Patriots, Politicians, Soldiers of Fortune, 1946-1950. Penn State Press. ISBN 0271042184.
  2. 1 2 "Calderonista invasion of Costa Rica 1955". Onwar.com. Onwar. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Cascon Case NCR: Nicaragua-Costa Rica 1955-56". web.mit.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  4. ↑ "Costa Rica Star". Costa Rica Star. Costa Rica Star. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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