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\u00c1lvaro Castro-Harrigan<\/p>\n\n\n

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Civil wars in Central America<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 17, 1983, President Luis Alberto Monge proclaimed to the world that Costa Rica was living a \u201cperpetual, active and unarmed neutrality\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 This proclamation was made in the midst of civil wars, following the overthrow of dictator Anastasio Somoza by the Sandinista Army, which came to power in Nicaragua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States transferred resources to the so-called Nicaraguan Contra, through John Hull, a member of the CIA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This individual used a clandestine airport to transport the supplies from Costa Rica. President Reagan supposedly wanted to destabilize the Nicaraguan government in this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was then that President Monge emphasized that Costa Rica was a country of peace and that, in view of the situation in Nicaragua, \u201cwe declare ourselves in perpetual neutrality\u201d. More than 30 years had passed since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peace Proclamation Act<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November 2014, the Legislative Assembly, in its Committee with Full Power III, approved Bill No. 17944, called Law for the Proclamation of Peace as a Human Right and of Costa Rica as a neutral country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The law establishes that, in the event of any international armed conflict or crisis within the States, the country must adopt a neutral, perpetual, active and unarmed position. It also obliges the State to incorporate content that promotes a culture of peace in its educational programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philatelic aspects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1984, an attempt was made to issue a series of stamps alluding to the first anniversary of the Proclamation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two sheets containing a total of thirty positives survived this attempt, with proofs of drawings based on a photograph of Luis Alberto Monge with other officials, as well as various designs of the process of making the arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 1985, finally, a series of three values was issued, one of which is neutrality, but the sketches shown here were not used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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