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Also in 1972, during Figueres's third presidental term, Costa Rica sold 30,000 tons of coffee to the Soviet Union in 1972. Costa Rica then became the only Central American nation to establish diplomatic relations with Moscow.

The Costa Rican president during Peace Walker was Daniel Oduber Quirós.

During his term in office, Oduber granted legal status to the communist party (1975) and restored consular relations with Cuba (1977).

He sided and worked with Presidents Jimmy Carter and Omar Torrijos to defend Panama's sovereignty.