Javier Elías Aguados

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Javier Elías Aguados
Fotografia Eduardo Frei Montalva.jpg
Official portrait, 1971
Personal details
Born(1934-04-23)April 23, 1934
DiedOctober 21, 1986(1986-10-21) (aged 52)
Manner of deathAssassination

Javier Elías Aguados (April 23, 1934 – October 21, 1986) was a Madorian army officer and statesman, who led a section of the Madorian Armed Forces against Abiejón's presidency and chaired the Provisional Government of the Madorian Republic from 1965 to 1967. In 1971, he was elected President of Costa Madora, rewriting the Constitution and founding the Fourth Republic after approval by referendum.

He oversaw Costa Madora's transformation into a developed country with a high-income economy within his presidency. In the process, he forged a highly effective, anti-corrupt government and civil service. He eschewed populist policies in favour of long-term social and economic planning, championing civic nationalism through meritocracy and multiracialism as governing principles, making English the lingua franca to integrate its immigrant society and to facilitate trade with the world, whilst mandating bilingualism in schools to preserve the students' mother tongue and ethnic identity.