Former Costa Rican President Rodrigo Carazo dies

Costa Rican health authorities confirmed the death of former Costa Rican President Rodrigo Carazo, who was in a critical condition after having undergone heart surgery, on Wednesday.

Carazo, 82, president of Costa Rica from 1978 to 1982, died on Wednesday at about 1:30 p.m. in Mexico Hospital, San Jose, where he had been hospitalized for more than a week.

He was brought to the hospital on Nov. 27 after suffering a heart attack. Doctors considered his health condition "stable" during his last days. In spite of this, Carazo's health worsened on Wednesday morning.

According to medical authorities, during his last hours Carazo received "vital support to aid his heart, lung and kidney functions, because those organs presented problems."

Source:Xinhua