Manuel Tovar Rivera

Manuel Tovar Rivera

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Manuel Tovar Rivera is the former Minister of Foreign Trade in Costa Rica, who has been implicated in a scandal involving the alleged misuse of his position to pressure for the dismissal of employees at the Costa Rican Coalition of Development Initiatives (Cinde).

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Manuel Tovar Rivera is the Costa Rican chancellor who led the anniversary event.

Costa Rica y República Dominicana celebraron 150 años de relaciones, altibajos y comercio
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-08-12
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Chancellor Manuel Tovar Rivera has not expressed the country's priorities in foreign policy.

Opinión: La administración Fernández carece de política exterior
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-07-14
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Manuel Tovar Rivera, the Minister of Foreign Trade, discussed five measures in response to tariffs imposed by the United States.

¿Qué está haciendo Costa Rica ante los aranceles impuestos por Estados Unidos? Comex anuncia cinco medidas
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-04-09
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Manuel Tovar Rivera is the Minister of Foreign Trade who unilaterally broke the institutional agreement with Cinde.

Editorial: El abuso del poder es inaceptable
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-02-19
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Manuel Tovar Rivera is accused of pressuring for the dismissal of employees at Cinde while serving as Minister of Foreign Trade.

Dos ministros aprovecharon sus cargos para pedir despidos en Cinde de forma indebida, concluye Procuraduría de la Ética
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-02-13
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