2007 in Costa Rica

Events from the year 2007 in Costa Rica

Events

January

February

*February 18: The Costa Rica national football team win the UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with the Panama national football team in the Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador. [ [http://uncaf.net/portal/modules/copanaciones/item.php?itemid=5 'Campeones'] ]

March

April

May

*May 12: A Kyrgyz national surrendered to police after a siege at the Russian embassy in San José. [cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6648835.stm | title = Costa Rica embassy drama ends | publisher = bbc.co.uk | accessdate=2008-03-10]

June

*June 7: In an effort to attract investment Costa rica switches its diplomatic recognition from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China. [cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6729035.stm | title = Taiwan loses Costa Rica's support | publisher = bbc.co.uk | accessdate=2008-03-10]

*June 17: The Costa Rica national football team are eliminated at the quarter final stage of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup by the Mexico national football team, losing 1-0 after extra time in the Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas. [ [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/6053.pdf Match report] ]

July

August

eptember

October

*October 7: Costa Ricans approve CAFTA in a referendum with 52% of the votes. [cite news | url=http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/08/1009570-costa-rica-leader-trade-pact-passes | title = Costa Rica Leader: Trade Pact Passes | publisher = "Google News" | accessdate=2008-03-03]

*October 11: Two days of torrentail rain causes a mudslide in Atenas, leading to a number of deaths and substantial loss of property. [cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/12102007news.shtml | title = Torrential rain causes mudslide in Costa Rica by Tomasz Schafernaker | publisher = bbc.co.uk | accessdate=2008-03-10]

*October 16: Libya, Vietnam, Burkina Faso, Croatia and Costa Rica are elected to the United Nations Security Council as non-permanent members. [cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7047627.stm | title = Libya secures UN council posting | publisher = "BBC" | accessdate=2008-03-03]

November

*November 16: Paulo Wanchope, one of the country's most successful footballers ever, announces his retirement from the game. [ [http://www.mlsnet.com//news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20071116&content_id=129600&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp "Wanchope announces retirement"] MLS.com Retrieved on 16 November, 2007]

December

Deaths

References