1916 Honduran General Election
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Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
in October 1915.Elections and Events 1900-1924
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Francisco Bertrand Francisco Bertrand Barahona (9 October 1866 – 15 July 1926) was a Honduran politician. He was a two-term President of Honduras, first from 28 March 1911 to 1 February 1912, and then again between 21 March 1913 and 9 September 1919. His su ...
of the National Party was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed.
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(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p413
As the incumbent, Bertrand had been constitutionally barred from contesting the elections, but had avoided the rule by resigning in favour of his vice president Alberto Membreño three months before the election.Wright, TP (1960) "Honduras: a case study of United States support of free elections in Central America" ''Hispanic American Historical Review'' 40, 2:212-223, pp 214


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*Durón, Rómulo. Bosquejo histórico de Honduras. Tegucigalpa: Baktun Editorial. Third edition. 1982. *Stokes, William S. Honduras: an area study in government. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. 1950. *Zúñiga Huete, José Angel. Presidentes de Honduras. México. Two volumes. 1987. {{Honduran elections Elections in Honduras
Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
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