honduras coup
Columbus landed at mainland Honduras (Trujillo) in 1502. [1]
Originally inhabited by a Mayan civilization, Honduras was colonized by the Spanish in the early 1500s and gained its independence along with Mexico in 1821. [2]
Across the country rumors spread of an impending Coup d’Etat in Honduras and that people should remain in their homes after midnight tonight for speculation that the President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, a fierce ally of Cuba and Hugo Chavez, will be removed by the Honduran Military. [3]
The article below is abridged from a June 24 statement by the Civic Council of People’s and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH). [4]
American firms in Guatemala such as the United Fruit Company became increasingly discontent with the Guatemalan government, especially after the Arbenz government passed a law expropriating large estates, a law which greatly affected the United Fruit Company’s plantations. [5]
A new constitution was approved in 1982, and the Liberal Party government of President Roberto Suazo Cordoba took office following free and fair elections. [1]
The United States itself also began to fear the increasingly communist nature of the Arbenz government and coupled with pressure from the United Fruit Company and other firms, the CIA supported a coup that invaded Guatemala from Honduras and quickly took control of the government, installing military dictator Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas. [5]
COPINH condemns before national and world public opinion the attempted coup launched during the night of June 24 against the constitutional government of Manuel Zelaya Rosales and the Honduran people and its most important aspirations. [4]
A country of northern Central America. [...] Honduras is a multiparty republic with one legislative house, and the head of state and government is the president. [2]
Lt. Col. Ramiro Archaga, spokesman of the Armed Forces of Honduras, denied on Friday rumors of an alleged coup that would be implemented in the coming hours. [3]
Told in advance of these actions, they quit the country, and called on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, and other institutions under their influence to do the same. [4]
After 1570 Honduras was part of the captaincy general of Guatemala, until Central American independence in 1821. [...] The president, who is both head of state and head of government, is popularly elected for a four-year term. [2]
Its agriculturally based economy came to be dominated in the 1900s by U.S. companies that established vast banana plantations along the north coast. [1]
Sources:
[1] History of Honduras
[2] Honduras: Definition from Answers.com
[3] Rumors of Coup d’etat in Honduras denied by officials | NowPublic News …
[4] Green Left - Honduras: Indigenous people condemn plot
[5] Guatemala Coup