Fausto Dávila

Fausto Dávila (* 1858 ; † November 28, 1928 ) was President of Honduras from March 27 to March 31, 1924 .

Life

General Fausto Dávila was the stepbrother of Miguel R. Dávila .

In 1906 Dávila was a member of parliament for the Department de Santa Bárbara and chairman of the parliament. In the government cabinet of Francisco Bertrand 1911–1912 and in the government cabinet of Miguel Paz Barahona , Fausto Dávila was Foreign Minister.

In 1924, after the death of dictator Rafael López Gutiérrez, he was temporarily president of the state while Tiburcio Carías Andino had already initiated his takeover. In 1928 Dávila was with Mariano Vásquez a delegate for Honduras at the VI Conferencia Internacional Americana in Habana. He was a leading conservative advocate and benefited the United Fruit Company in Honduras.

Individual evidence

↑ Bertold Spuler: Regents and Governments of the World. Sovereigns and governments of the world. Volume 2, Ploetz, 1964, p. 229.
^ The New York Times , February 25, 1911, Both Honduran Factions Ask American Envoy to Name Provisional Executive Fausto Davila, a step-brother of the President
↑ Benjamin Welles: Sumner Welles. FDR's global strategist. Palgrave Macmillan, New York 1997, ISBN 0-312-17440-3 , p. 106.

predecessor	Office	successor
Francisco Bueso Cuéllar	List of Presidents of Honduras 27. – 31. March 1924	Vicente Tosta Carrasco

personal data
SURNAME	Dávila, Fausto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	President of Honduras
DATE OF BIRTH	1858
DATE OF DEATH	November 28, 1928

[1] Bertold Spuler: Regents and Governments of the World. Sovereigns and governments of the world. Volume 2, Ploetz, 1964, p. 229.

[nyt19110225-2] The New York Times , February 25, 1911, Both Honduran Factions Ask American Envoy to Name Provisional Executive Fausto Davila, a step-brother of the President

[3] Benjamin Welles: Sumner Welles. FDR's global strategist. Palgrave Macmillan, New York 1997, ISBN 0-312-17440-3 , p. 106.