of the Costa Rican Civil War that deposed Teodoro Picado Michalski in 1948. José Figueres Ferrer headed a ruling junta that oversaw the election of a Constituent Assembly. Between 1948 and 1949, this Constituent Assembly created the Constitution of Costa Rica which lays forth the rules governing the assembly today. During each four-year legislative session, various political parties have occupied majority, minority, and coalition caucuses in the assembly. Central American Parliament Costa Rica is the only Spanish-speaking Central American country not to return deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament. See also List of presidents of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica Politics of Costa Rica List of legislatures by country Notes Normative based on the Constitution of 1871, basis of the current Constitution of Costa Rica since 1949, in which article 12 states that the army is permanently abolished. References External links Asamblea Legislativa de la República de Costa Rica Politics of Costa Rica Political organizations based in Costa Rica Costa Rica Government of Costa Rica Institutions of Costa Rica Costa Rica Buildings and structures in San José, Costa Rica