Oscar arias sanchez biography of mahatma

Oscar Arias Sánchez (b. 13 September 1940), president of Costa Rica (1986–1990, 2006–), awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for designing a plan for peace in Central America.

Arias Sánchez's father was an early follower of José Figueres Ferrer and an active member of the National Liberation Party (PLN). His mother's family is part of the Costa Rican coffee elite that emerged during the nineteenth-century coffee boom.

Arias Sánchez came to international prominence shortly after his inauguration in 1986 when he took bold initiatives to propel Central America into a peace process. His proposals for peace and stability in the region led to an agreement, signed in 1987, between Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Costa Rica.

The Arias plan, or Esquipulas II, established the framework for the pacification and democratization of Central America.

It provided for the restoration of civil liberties, for amnesty for political prisoners, for free