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Oswaldo Enrique López Arellano (30 June 1921 – 16 May 2010) was a Honduran politician who twice served as the President of Honduras, first from 1963 to 1971 and again from 1972 until 1975.
Oswaldo Enrique López Arellano (Danlí, 30 de junio de 1921-Tegucigalpa, 16 de mayo de 2010) fue un militar, político, empresario, y dictador hondureño, cuadragésimo segundo presidente entre 1963 y 1971 y cuadragésimo cuarto presidente de la República de Honduras entre 1972 y 1975.
Colonel Oswaldo López Arellano was offered the nomination of the National Party (Partido Nacional de Honduras, PNH) by the influential General and former President Tiburcio Carías Andino. He turned it down, citing "reasons beyond my control".
Oswaldo López Arellano (Danti, 1921 - Tegucigalpa, 2010) Militar y político hondureño que fue presidente de la República en dos ocasiones (1966-1971, 1972-1975). En 1939 ingresó en el ejército como recluta y alcanzó el grado de sargento.
La dictadura de Oswaldo López Arellano en Honduras estuvo marcada por la represión sistemática y la violación de los derechos humanos. Miles de personas sufrieron detenciones arbitrarias, torturas y desapariciones forzadas, mientras que la libertad de expresión y de asociación fueron suprimidas.
Oswaldo Lopez Arellano (born 1921) was the dominant military officer in Honduras from 1957 to 1975. He twice served as the country's president. As president of Honduras during most of 1963-1975, Oswaldo Lopez Arellano faced many problems that had been building in the country throughout the twentieth century.
May 19, 2010 · Oswaldo López Arellano, who twice served as president of Honduras and was its top military leader for nearly two decades, died on Sunday in Tegucigalpa, the country’s capital. He was 88.
Oswaldo López Arellano was the dominant military officer in Honduras from 1957 until 1975. Born on June 30, 1921, in Danlí, López Arellano joined the armed services in 1939 and was schooled in military aviation in the United States.
Honduran; Head of the Armed Forces 1958–75, President 1963–71, 1972–5 López Arellano entered the Honduran air force in 1939. In 1956 he played a key role in the coup d'état which removed the would-be dictator Julio Lozano Díaz.
May 17, 2010 · TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduran strongman Oswaldo Lopez Arellano, who led two military coups and served as president for more than a decade, died on Sunday, his family said.
