Terencio Sierra
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Terencio Esteban Sierra Romero (16 November 1839 – 25 October 1907) was
President of Honduras The president of Honduras ( es, Presidente de Honduras) officially known as the President of the Republic of Honduras (Spanish: ''Presidente de la República de Honduras''), is the head of state and head of government of Honduras, and the Com ...
between 1 February 1899 and 1 February 1903. Sierra was born in Coray, Valle, Honduras. After studying in Comayagua he became a typographist in El Salvador before travelling through Central and South America as an accountant in the shipping industry. He was a democratically elected president, his vice-president was General Jose Maria Reina Bustillo, co-founder of the Liberal Party.Mejía, Medardo. Historia de Honduras. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Editorial Universitaria, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1983. Sierra's attempt to stay in office after the 1902 elections resulted in his overthrow by General Manuel Bonilla and exile to
Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the countr ...
. He died there in 1907.


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Presidents of Honduras 1839 births 1907 deaths Liberal Party of Honduras politicians {{Honduras-politician-stub