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Costa Rican politician
Jorge Manuel Dengo Obregón
Jorge Manuel Dengo Obregón was a civil engineer from
Costa Rica who served as
First Vice President of Costa Rica .
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[2] He was elected as
Vice President on February 2, 1986.
[3] He belonged to the
National Liberation Party .
[4] He played a leading role in the founding of the
Costa Rican Electricity Institute .
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Personal life
He was born in
Heredia, Costa Rica on 19 February 1918 and was one of the founders of the
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad in 1949 and became its first General Manager.
[6] On 23 January 2012, he died in the age of 93.
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Awards and Honors
In 2012, he was presented with an Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Public Works by the
American Society of Civil Engineers
[8] for his public service in engineering and economic development in
Central America .
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He was also the recipient of the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by University of Minnesota.
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The Highest Technology Award in
Costa Rica , Jorge Manuel Dengo Award is named after him.
[11] It was created by XXI Century Strategy Award Organization.
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References