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October 3, 1963
Oswaldo López Arellano replaced Honduran president Ramón Villeda Morales in a violent coup, initiating two decades of military rule.
Oswaldo López Arellano
Oswaldo Enrique López Arellano was a Honduran politician who twice served as the President of Honduras, first from 1963 to 1971 and again from 1972 until 1975.
Ramón Villeda Morales
José Ramón Adolfo "el Pajarito" Villeda Morales served as President of Honduras from 1957 to 1963.
1963 Honduran coup d'état
The 1963 Honduran coup d'état was a military takeover of the Honduran government on 3 October 1963, ten days before a scheduled election. Oswaldo López Arellano replaced Ramón Villeda Morales as president and initiated two decades of military rule.