Constituent Assembly elections were held in
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 ...
on 22 September 1957.
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(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p407 In November the Assembly elected
Ramón Villeda Morales
José Ramón Adolfo Villeda Morales (November 26, 1909 – October 8, 1971) served as President of Honduras from 1957 to 1963. He was also known by the nickname, "Pajarito".
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as president.
Results
Aftermath
On 16 November the Assembly elected
Ramón Villeda Morales
José Ramón Adolfo Villeda Morales (November 26, 1909 – October 8, 1971) served as President of Honduras from 1957 to 1963. He was also known by the nickname, "Pajarito".
Biography
Trained as a physician, his specialty was pediatrics ...
as president by a vote of 37 to 20.
[John D. Martz (1959) ''Central America, the crisis and the challenge'', p161] Following his election, the
Liberal Party formed a coalition government with the
National Party and the
National Reformist Movement
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, with cabinet portfolios divided on a 6:2:1 ratio.
[Robert MacCameron (1983) ''Bananas, labor and politics in Honduras: 1954-1963'', p94] However, the National Party and National Reformist Movement held protests in
Tegucigalpa on the day of the presidential vote.
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References
Bibliography
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