Oswaldo López Arellano

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Oswaldo López Arellano

Oswaldo López Arellano (born June 30, 1921 in Danlí , Honduras , † May 16, 2010 in Tegucigalpa ) was President of Honduras from 1963 to 1971 and again from 1972 to 1975. He came to power with the help of the military .

Life

López Arellano was born in Danlí in El Paraíso as the son of Enrique López and Carlota Arellano in an influential family. He first attended the "Escuela de Varones" in Danlí and later the "American School of Tegucigalpa", where he was taught in English. At 18 he served in the Honduran Army and was trained as a pilot at the Honduran Air Force Academy. From 1942 to 1945 he studied aircraft mechanics in Arizona . López Arellano long served in the rank of colonel and was eventually promoted to general. He married Gloria Figueroa, with whom he had five children: Gloria Carolina, Oswaldo, Enrique, Leonel and Jose Luis.

He headed the security department of the Fuerza Aérea Hondureña .

From November 17 to December 21, 1957, López Arellano formed the ruling military junta with Héctor Caraccioli Moncada , which, after the constituent assembly elections, gave power to José Ramón Villeda Morales , who was elected by the constituent assembly . Presidential elections had been called for October 10, 1963. On October 3, 1963, he led the military coup against the constitutional government of José Ramón Villeda Morales, unconstitutionally dissolved parliament and declared a state of emergency. The John F. Kennedy government leaves Ambassador Charles R. Burrows (1910–1986), ceases military cooperation on October 5, 1963 and the Mexican government under Adolfo López Mateos withdraws its ambassador. On October 22, 1963, the governments of El Salvador , Nicaragua and Guatemala recognized his government. After elections were called on December 15, 1963, his government was recognized by the government of Lyndon B. Johnson .

During this tenure, he commanded the Honduran army in the so-called football war against El Salvador in 1969 . Honduras war propaganda was led by Thomas P. McCann, United Fruit 's public relations adviser .

He then allowed further elections, which took place in April 1971. From these elections, Ramón Ernesto Cruz emerged victorious. On December 4, 1972, López Arellano came back to power.

In 1975 the US Securities and Exchange Commission uncovered a United Brands Company plot to bribe Honduran President López Arellano with $ 1.25 million, with the promise of a further payment of $ 1.25 million if he did Would enforce reduction of certain export tariffs on bananas. Trading in United Brands shares was suspended and on April 22, 1975 López Arellano was replaced by General Juan Alberto Melgar Castro . This failure to show useful expenses on the balance sheet has been referred to by the press as " bananagate ".

General Oswaldo López Arellano was released in honor from the Fuerza Aérea Hondureña under the government of Policarpio Juan Paz García . Oswaldo López Arellano owned several companies in Central America. Including the airline SAHSA, which was spun off from Pan American World Airways , due to the crash of a Boeing 727 on October 21, 1989, in which 131 people were killed, became known as a holiday flyer of the Contra (organization) and has since filed for bankruptcy .

His eldest son Oswaldo died in 1996.

Government cabinet from October 3, 1963–6. June 1965

  • Government Minister and Minister of Justice Administration: Darío Humberto Montes.
  • Foreign Minister: Jorge Fidel Durón.
  • Minister for Natural Resources: Héctor Molina.
  • Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare: Abraham Riera H.
  • Finance Minister: Tomás Cálix Moncada.
  • Minister of Communication and Public Works: Luís Bográn Fortín.
  • Minister of Public Education: Eugenio Matute Canizales.
  • Minister of Labor and Social Security: Edgardo Dumás Rodríguez
  • Minister of Internal and External Defense: Armando Escalón
  • John F. Kennedy Ambassador , Charles R. Burrows, Nov. 3, 1960-28. June 1965

Government cabinet from June 6, 1965–6. June 1971

  • Deputy: RA Ricardo Zuñiga Agustinos RA Horacio Moya Posas Dr. Napoléon Alcerro Oliva.
  • Government Minister and Minister of Justice Administration: Virgilio Urmeneta Ramírez.
  • Presidential Minister: Ricardo Zúniga Augustinus.
  • Foreign Minister: José Ángel Ulloa Donaire / Tiburcio Carías Castillo.
  • Minister for Natural Resources: Julio César Pineda
  • Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare: José Antonio Peraza.
  • Finance Minister: Manuel Acosta Bonilla.
  • Minister of Communications and Public Works: Ramón Lobo Sosa.
  • Minister of Public Education: Rafael Bardales Bueso
  • Minister of Labor and Social Security: Amado H. Núnez
  • Minister of Internal and External Defense: José Salomón Ciliézer Uclés
  • Ambassador from Lyndon B. Johnson to Joseph J. Jova, July 12, 1965-21. June 1969
  • Richard Nixon Ambassador , Hewson A. Ryan, Nov. 5, 1969-20. May 1973

Government cabinet from December 4, 1972-22. April 1975

  • Government Minister and Minister of Justice Administration: Juan Alberto Melgar Castro.
  • Foreign Minister: César A. Batres
  • Minister for Natural Resources: Raúl Edgardo Escoto Díaz
  • Minister of Public Health and Welfare: Enrique Aguilar Paz
  • Finance Minister: Manuel Acosta Bonilla
  • Economy Minister and Trade Minister: José Abraham Bennaton Ramos
  • Minister of Communications and Public Works: Miguel Angel Rivera Bermúdez
  • Minister of Public Education: J. Napoleón Alcerro Oliva
  • Minister of Labor and Social Security: Gautama Buda Fonseca
  • Minister of Internal and External Defense: Raúl Galo Soto / Pedro Fermin Ramírez Landa
  • Minister for Economic Planning: Manlio Martínez Cantor
  • Richard Nixon's Ambassador, Phillip Victor Sanchez, Advisor to the Confederation de Asociacion para la Unidad de las Sociedades Americanas , June 15, 1973–17. July 1976

Individual evidence

  1. cf. Murió ex presidente de facto de Honduras at bbc.co.uk, May 16, 2010 (accessed May 17, 2010)
  2. Adventure with Chiquita . In: Der Spiegel . No. 6 , 1977 ( online - Jan. 31, 1977 ).
predecessor Office successor
Roberto Gálvez Barnes
José Ramón Villeda Morales
Ramón Ernesto Cruz
President of Honduras
November 17–21. December 1957
October 3, 1963–7. June 1971
December 4, 1972-22. April 1975
José Ramón Villeda Morales
Ramón Ernesto Cruz
Juan Alberto Melgar Castro