Alfredo González Flores

Alfredo González Flores (15 June 1877 - 28 December 1962), served as President of Costa Rica from 1914 to 1917.

[1] He was unable to complete his presidential mandate following a coup d'état on 27 January 1917, led by Federico Tinoco, his secretary for War and the Navy.

He also created the Agricultural Credit Meetings, which led to a resurgence of economic, commercial and industrial activity in the country.

[citation needed] He established the General Depots, the system of direct taxation and the Charity Tax Law.

[citation needed] Busey summarized his presidential term as "Attempted to promote fiscal stability; but much nepotism and electoral fraud".

Statue in homage to Don Alfredo, ex-president of Costa Rica (1914–1917)