Santos León Herrera (21 May 1874 – 8 May 1950) was a Costa Rican engineer and politician who served as interim President of Costa Rica for 18 days during the country's 1948 civil war, serving from April 20 - May 8 of that year.El Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones: Presidentes de la República de Costa RicaDemilitarization in Costa Rica: A Farewell to Arms?, by Tord Høivik and Solveig Aas © 1981 Sage Publications, Ltd. He also previously served as vice president of the country, as part of the Teodoro Picado Michalski administration of 1944–1948.The Presidents of Costa Rica, by James L. Busey © 1961 Academy of American Franciscan History. Before that, he served as interior minister from 1932–1936.
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