Editing Óscar Arias (section)

{{short description|President of Costa Rica (1986–1990, 2006–2010)}}
{{For|the footballer|Óscar Arias (footballer)}}
{{family name hatnote|Arias|Sánchez|lang=Spanish}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Óscar Arias
| image               = Óscar Arias (cropped).jpg
| caption             = Óscar Arias in April 2018
| office              = 40th & 45th [[President of Costa Rica]]
| term_start          = 8 May 2006
| term_end            = 8 May 2010
| vicepresident       = 
# [[Laura Chinchilla]]
# [[Kevin Casas Zamora|Kevin Casas]]
| predecessor         = [[Abel Pacheco]]
| successor           = [[Laura Chinchilla]]
| term_start2         = 8 May 1986
| term_end2           = 8 May 1990
| vicepresident2      = 
# [[Jorge Manuel Dengo Obregón]]
# [[Victoria Garrón de Doryan]]
| predecessor2        = [[Luis Alberto Monge]]
| successor2          = [[Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier|Rafael Ángel Calderón]]
| office3             = Deputy of the [[Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica]]
| term_start3         = 1 May 1978
| term_end3           = 2 May 1981
| predecessor3        = Jorge Luis Arce
| successor3          = Gerardo Vega
| constituency3       = [[Heredia province|Heredia]] (2nd Office)
| office5             = Minister of National Planning
| president5          = [[Daniel Oduber]]
| term_start5         = May 1974
| term_end5           = July 1977
| predecessor5        = Himself
| successor5          = Fernando Zumbado
| office6             = Director of the Office of National Planning
| president6          = [[José Figueres Ferrer|José Figueres]]
| term_start6         = 1971
| term_end6           = 1974
| predecessor6        = Marco López
| successor6          = Himself
| birth_name          = Óscar Arias Sánchez
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1940|9|13|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Heredia, Costa Rica]]
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|National Liberation Party]]
| alma_mater          = [[Boston University]]<br />[[University of Costa Rica]]<br />[[London School of Economics]]<br />[[University of Essex]]
| signature           = FirmaOAS.jpg
}}
'''Óscar Arias Sánchez''' ({{IPA|es|ˈoskaɾ ˈaɾjas}}; born 13 September 1940 in [[Heredia, Costa Rica]]) is a Costa Rican activist and [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Peace Prize laureate]]. He was [[President of Costa Rica]] from 1986 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2010.

Arias was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his proposal of a negotiated solution to the [[Central American crisis]].  He sought the support of the Contadora group for his plan, which involved the removal of all foreign powers from the region, an end to aid for antigovernment guerrillas in El Salvador and Nicaragua, and the implementation of democratic principles and a compromise peace for social reconstruction. Although his plan was not officially adopted, its key concepts were later reflected in the settlements in El Salvador (1990-1993) and Nicaragua (1989-1990).<ref> Vicki Cox, ''Oscar Arias Sánchez: Bringing Peace to Central America'' (Infobase Publishing, 2007).</ref>

He was also a recipient of the [[Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism]] and a trustee of [[Economists for Peace and Security]].  In 2003, he was elected to the board of directors of the [[International Criminal Court]]'s Trust Fund for Victims.<ref>[[Amnesty International]], 12 September 2003,{{cite web|url=http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGIOR300072003?open&of=ENG-391 |title=Amnesty International welcomes the election of a Board of Directors |access-date=2007-08-01 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060415130813/http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGIOR300072003?open&of=ENG-391 |archive-date=15 April 2006 }}. Retrieved 1 August 2007.</ref>