Gonzalo Facio Segreda
Facio Segreda with President John F. Kennedy in July 1962
Gonzalo Justo Facio Segreda (28 March 1918 – 24 January 2018) was a Costa Rican lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was born in San José, Costa Rica.
Facio Segreda served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1970 to 1978, as President of the Legislative Assembly from 1953 to 1956, and later served as Ambassador to the United States from 1956 to 1958, again from 1962 to 1966 and again from 1990 to 1994.[1]
Facio Segreda died on 24 January 2018 of pneumonia complicated by Alzheimer's disease in Escazu, Costa Rica at the age of 99.[2]
References
- ↑ "Muere Gonzalo “Chalo” Facio, el último de la Junta de la II República" (in es). CR Hoy. 24 January 2018. https://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/muere-gonzalo-chalo-facio-el-ultimo-constituyente/. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ↑ Lara, Juan Fernando (24 January 2018). "Falleció político y diplomático Gonzalo Facio Segreda" (in es). La Nacíon. https://www.nacion.com/el-pais/politica/fallecio-politico-y-diplomatico-gonzalo-facio/D3JRKMVI25EEHOXZGV5B2VFBKE/story/. Retrieved 25 January 2018.