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- 1958-04-25
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- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,536x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,394x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera ( Spanish pronunciation: [lwis ɣiˈʝeɾmo soˈlis riˈβeɾa]; born 25 April 1958) is a Costa Rican political scientist, historian and politician who served as the 47th President of Costa Rica from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Citizens' Action Party, he has had an academic career spanning more than three decades.
Solís led the first round of the 2014 presidential election and went on to win the presidency by a landslide, receiving the highest number of votes ever obtained by a presidential candidate in Costa Rican history. His election marked the first time that a member of the PAC assumed the presidency. At the time of his election, he was a full professor at the University of Costa Rica, where he had taught since 1981.
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