Adão Costa
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Adão Costa | |
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 Costa on a state visit to Chistovodia in 1996. | |
| 7th President of Maracao | |
| Assumed office March 14, 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Julio Fonseca |
| Preceded by | Ademar Abril |
| 9th Prime Minister of Maracao | |
| In office July 7, 1986 – March 14, 1995 | |
| President | Ademar Abril |
| Preceded by | Marco Magüey |
| Succeeded by | Julio Fonseca |
| Revolutionary Congressman for Covancas | |
| In office April 2, 1983 – July 7, 1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adão Costa Correia May 17, 1959 Covancas, Maracao |
| Political party | Revolutionary Liberation Front |
| Spouse | Safira Rodrigues (m. 1990) |
| Children | 4, including Eduardo |
| Alma mater | University of Montecara (La. 1981) |
| Awards | Vanguard of the Revolution (2003) Medal of International Achievement (Dezevau, 2015) |
Adão Costa Correia (born May 17, 1959; aged 60), is a Maracan politician and revolutionary currently serving as the seventh President of Maracao after taking over from the late Abemar Abril in 1995. Often considered a benevolent dictator by political theorists and scientists, Costa's single-party strongman rule has been characterised by significant stability and social development, increasing the extent of free necessities such as schools, hospitals and infrastructure. Costa transformed the Maracan economy throughout the late-1990s and early-2000s with his economic plans, eclipsing Imagua and the Assimas in the process and bringing Maracao up to the strongest economy of the Arucian states. Costa is the longest serving current leader in the Asterias and one of the longest-serving current leaders in the world.
Born in the retreat city of Covancas in 1959, Costa was recognised early on for his intellect and did extremely well in high-school tests, before leaving to study political science as the University of Montecara in 1978. Graduating with a Laureate in 1981, he would become a Revolutionary Congressman for his hometown in 1986 before running with president-elect Ademar Abril in his 1986 bid for the presidency. Adelmar's presidency oversaw degradation in Maracan society, leading the way for the suspension of elections when Costa succeeded to the post with Abril's death in 1995. As a matter of "national and ideological emergency", Costa forced the disbanding or absorption of rival socialist parties and laid the framework for his economic reformations in 1996. With Maracao a transformed, modern economy by 2003, Costa's reign began to surge in popularity amongst the populace, earning him the term of benevolent dictator.