José Costa Araujo

José Costa Araujo
Minister of External Affairs
In office 16 October 1999 – 18 June 2003
Monarch	Alfonso VI
Preceded by	Juan Melendez Melendez
Succeeded by	Romerist Military Junta Nicolás Correa Encarnación as MIASEX)
Personal details
Born	José Rodrigo Costa y Araujo 22 April 1955 Chalatenango, Castilliano, Creeperopolis
Died	19 July 2003(2003-07-19) (aged 48) San Salvador, San Salvador, Creeperopolis
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Citizenship	Creeperopolis
Political party	Creeperian Initiative
Military service
Allegiance	Creeperopolis
Branch/service	Creeperian Navy
Years of service	1973–1977
Rank	Seaman
Battles/wars	Third Senvarian Insurgency

José Rodrigo Costa y Araujo, 1st Duke of Costa (22 April 1955 – 19 July 2003) was a Creeperian politician who served as the Minister of External Affairs of Creeperopolis during the Alfonsisto. He was overthrown during the 2003 Creeperian coup d'état and executed as a part of the 2003–04 purges.