Tiburcio Carías Andino
President of Honduras from 1933 to 1949 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carías and the second or maternal family name is Andino.
Tiburcio Carías Andino (5 March 1876 – 23 December 1969) was a Honduran politician and military officer with the rank of major general. He served as the 38th president of Honduras, briefly in 1924 as constitutional president and later in the form of a dictatorial regime from 1933 until 1949. He was elected president of Honduras in the midst of the Great Depression. He strengthened the Armed Forces, maintained the support of the banana companies by opposing strikes, strongly aligned its government with that of the United States, and kept the country in strict adherence to debt payments.
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Tiburcio Carías Andino | |
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38th President of Honduras | |
In office 16 Novembro 1932 – 1 January 1949 | |
Vice President | Abraham Williams Calderón |
Preceded by | Vicente Mejía Colindres |
Succeeded by | Juan Manuel Gálvez |
President of Honduras (Constitutional) | |
In office 27 April 1924 – 30 April 1924 | |
Preceded by | Francisco Bueso |
Succeeded by | Vicente Tosta |
Personal details | |
Born | (1876-03-05)5 March 1876 Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Died | 23 December 1969(1969-12-23) (aged 93) Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Political party | PNH |
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