Chronography of Honduras8-20
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2009, Zelaya was deposed in a coup.
2007, President Zelaya made an
official visit to Cuba.
This resulted in a break of relations between Honduras and the USA.
2006, Manuel Zelaya, Liberal Party,
won the Presidency in a bitterly-contested election. His opponent, Porfirio Lobo
Sosa, had promised to restore the death penalty for convicted gang
members.
1999, The Garifuna Amerindians
and the English speaking Garifuna (Black) population jointly resisted a
Constitutional Amendment allowing foreigners to buy land on the Caribbean
coast, which was traditionally their communal lands.
1999, Honduras cememted its
return to civilian rule by appointing a non-military Defence Minister.
1998, Honduras was devastated by
Hurricane Mitch.3,600 people died and US$ 3 billion damage was done.
1995, The Honduran military
denied human rights abuses charges.
1988, 12,000 Contra rebels
entered Honduras, having been expelled by Nicaragua.
1984, Democracy returned to
Honduras.
1980, The Liberal Party won
elections,but General
Gustavo Alvarez retained the real power. Trades Unionists were
areested, and death squads operated; the military held joint manoeuvres with
the USA.
30/10/1980, Honduras and El Salvador formally settled their
boundary dispute.
22/4/1975, Oswaldo L�pez Arellano was removed from office
as President of Honduras by order of the nation's high military council.
19/9/1974, Hurricane Fifi killed 8,000 in Honduras.
14/7/1969, Outbreak of the �Football War�
between El Salvador and Honduras; hostilities lasted until 18/7/1969, and a
ceasefire was negotiated on 20/7/1969 by the Organisation of American States.
In 1969 wealthy landowners controlled most of the land in El Salvador, which
resulted in the migration of many poor El Salvadoran labourers into Honduras,
causing social tensions there. In 1969 Honduras decided to distribute land to
its own poor, thereby evicting the Salvadoran migrants. El Salvador became
concerned that the returning peasants would spark demands for land reform there
too, Tensions between the two countries rose during the qualifying matches for
the 1970 FIFA
World Cup, Salvadoran troops attacked into Honduras. The troops were
withdrawn in early August 1969, but a full peace treaty was not signed between
the two combatants until 30/10/1980. The border essentially remained where it
had been before the war. Both sides suffered around 2,000 casualties each.
3/10/1963, A further military coup in Guatemala. Morales was deposed a second
time. Colonel
Osvaldo Lopez Arellano headed a new military regime; military rule
lasted until 1981.
1954, President-elect Villeda Morales
(Liberal Party) was deposed� in a
military coup. He was relected in 1957, and served until 1963.
1932, The dictatorship of General� Tiburcio Carias Andino of the
National Party of Honduras began. This regime lasted until 1949.
3/1/1932, Martial law was declared in Honduras to stop revolt by banana workers
fired by United Fruit.
28/4/1924, The US sent troops to Honduras amidst electoral
unrest.
11/2/1923, A US intervention army left Honduras.
11/2/1922. Honduras
became an independent Republic.
19/7/1918, Honduras, rather belatedly, joined the Allied war
effort and declared war on Germany.
29/10/1911, In Honduran Presidential elections, Bonilla
was chosen.
2/8/1911, The Honduran civil war was inconclusive and both
sides agreed to an armistice and elections to choose a new President.
1909, Manuel Bonilla, Conservative (1849-1913),
former president f Honduras until 1907, now began a rebellion against Davila.
Civil war began in Honduras.
Honduras-Nicaragua
War 1906-7
11/4/1907, The surrender of Ampala, Honduras, in the
war with Nicaragua, marked the end of hostilities. President Bonilla
of Honduras took refuge on the US cruiser Chicago.
Nicaragua now evacuated from Honduras and recognised the Miguel R Davila administration,
in office from 1908.
18/3/1907, In Honduras, war broke out with Nicaragua;
the battle of Namasigiue opened the war, and this was the first time machine guns
were used in conflict in Central America.. Although El Salvador supported
Honduras, Nicaragua gained the upper hand, occupied Tegucigalpa, and imposed a President
of its choice, the Liberal, Miguel R Davila (died 1927).
1906, Honduran rebels attempted to
overthrow President
Bonilla, and received assistance from Liberal �President Zelaya (1853-1919) of �Nicaragua, who had been President since a succesfuol
Liberal revolt in 1893. Honduran troops then pursued these rebels across the
border into Nicaragua. Zelaya the n demanded reparations but Honduras refused
to give any. See 18/3/1907.
1903, Manual Bonilla was elected
President. An able, popular and experienced General, his rule proved to be
stable and he maintained law and order. However as his term drew to a close,
opposition Parties campaigned for his replacement, and these were supported by
Nicaragua, giving cause for war, see 2.1907.
1871, War broke out with
Guatemala.
1839, US coporations established
large fruit plantations in Honduras, and dominated the economy.
1838, Honduras became fully
independent, when the United Provinces of Central America Federation
disintegrated.
1823, Honduras became part of
the United Provinces of Central America.
1821, Honduras became
independent from Spain
as part of the Mexican Empire.
1539, Honduras was incorporated
in the Captaincy-General of Guatemala.
1525, City of Puerto Cortes
founded.
1524, First permanent settlement
established in Honduras.
1502, Christopher Columbus first
visited what is now Honduras.
For pre-Columban events, see Mayan history at Mexico timeline