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Villeda Morales

American  
[bee-ye-thah maw-rah-les] / biˈyɛ 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

In 1963 he overthrew the liberal government of Dr. Ram�n Villeda Morales in order to end what the general described as "flagrant violations of the constitution."

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

Villeda Morales calls it "the country of the four 705�70% illiteracy, 70% illegitimacy, 70% rural population, 70% avoidable deaths."

From Time Magazine Archive

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