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Villeda Morales

American  
[bee-ye-thah maw-rah-les] / biˈjɛ ðɑ mɔˈrɑ lɛs /

noun

  1. Ramón 1909?–71, Honduran diplomat and statesman: president 1957–63.


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On the outskirts of San Pedro Sula, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport receives planeloads of Hondurans like Villanueva several times a week.

From New York Times Dec. 9, 2015

At Ramón Villeda Morales, most arrivals I met were captured while crossing the border.

From New York Times Dec. 9, 2015

If the constitution of Honduras permitted, Villeda Morales, 52, could probably keep the workers with him for the rest of his natural life.

From Time Magazine Archive

President Villeda Morales, a pediatrician turned reform politician, almost made it; the coup came only ten days before elections to choose a new President.

From Time Magazine Archive

On a flag-draped platform in the main square of La Ceiba, a banana port that has seen better days, President Ramon Villeda Morales of Honduras put democratic principles to personal test.

From Time Magazine Archive

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