Arias Sánchez

American  

[ahr-ee-uhs sahn-chez, ah-ree-ahs sahn-ches] / ˈɑr i əs ˈsɑn tʃɛz, ˈɑ ri ɑs ˈsɑn tʃɛs /

noun

1. Oscar, born 1941, Costa Rican politician: president 1986–90: Nobel Peace Prize 1987.

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Arias Sánchez British  

/ ˈærɪæs ˈsæntʃɛz /

noun

1. Oscar. born 1940, Costa Rican statesman; president (1986–90, 2006–2010); Nobel peace prize 1987

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Example Sentences

Three more women have come forward to share stories of inappropriate behavior by Nobel laureate and former president of Costa Rica Óscar Arias Sánchez, following accusations of sexual misconduct.

From Fox News

Dr. Papert was an adviser to Oscar Arias Sánchez, the president of Costa Rica who was given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for brokering an end to civil wars in the region.

From New York Times

Mr. Patterson moved to Germany in the 1990s and began holding large exhibitions and sales in France and Spain, where they drew visits from leaders like Oscar Arias Sánchez, a former president of Costa Rica, and the Guatemalan Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú.

From New York Times

“There was nothing you could do but run,” said Roger Arias Sanchez, an employee of Pemex contractor Cotemar who escaped the burning platform in an evacuation boat.

From Time

In addition to Gorbachev and the Dalai Lama, Lech Walesa, former president of Poland; and Oscar Arias Sanchez, former president of Costa Rica attended the event.

From Chicago Tribune