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Oswaldo López Arellano replaced Honduran president Ramón Villeda Morales in a violent coup, initiating two decades of military rule.
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Oswaldo López Arellano
President of Honduras from 1963–71 and 1972–75
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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ramón Villeda Morales
President of Honduras from 1957 to 1963
José Ramón Adolfo "el Pajarito" Villeda Morales served as President of Honduras from 1957 to 1963.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1963 Honduran coup d'état
Military coup against Pres. Ramón Villeda Morales
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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)