2012 in Honduras

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List of events in the year 2012 in Honduras .

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Party of Honduras</span> Political party in Honduras

The National Party of Honduras is a conservative political party in Honduras founded on 27 February 1902, by Manuel Bonilla Chirinos. Historically it has been one of the two most influential parties in the country. The party's platform is based on Christian humanist doctrine, and its five main principles are common wealth, dignity of the human person, equality, solidarity and subsidiarity.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian Democratic Party of Honduras</span> Political party in Honduras

The Christian Democratic Party of Honduras, known by the abbreviation DC, is a political party in Honduras. At the legislative elections, held on 25 November 2001, DC won 3.7% of the popular vote and 3 out of 128 seats in the National Congress. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Marco Orlando Iriarte, won 1.0% of the vote.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso</span> Football league

Liga de Ascenso is the second division of Honduran football; it was founded on 17 December 1979 as Segunda División and renamed Liga de Ascenso on 21 July 2002. The league is divided into 4 groups: Zona Norte y Atlántica, Zona Norte y Occidente, Zona Centro y Sur, Zona Sur y Oriente. The top 2 teams of each group qualifies for the liguilla (play-offs). Each season is divided into two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). The champions of the opening and closing tournament, compete for the promotion to Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras in a two-legged match.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juan Orlando Hernández</span> President of Honduras from 2014 to 2022

Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado, also known as JOH, is a Honduran lawyer and politician who served as President of Honduras from 2014 to 2022 for two consecutive terms. He is the brother of convicted drug trafficker Tony Hernández.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tegucigalpa</span> Capital and largest city of Honduras

Tegucigalpa —formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District, and colloquially referred to as Tegus or Teguz—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comayagüela.

A deadly fire occurred on 14–15 February 2012 at the National Penitentiary in Comayagua, Honduras, killing 361 people. Prisoners trapped in their cells died by burning or suffocation; dozens were burned beyond recognition. The fire started late in the evening of 14 February. According to one prisoner, calls for help went out almost immediately and "for a while, nobody listened. But after a few minutes, which seemed like an eternity, a guard appeared with keys and let us out." Rescue forces did not arrive until about 40 minutes later.

The 2012–13 season is F.C. Motagua's 62nd season in existence and the club's 47th consecutive season in the top fight of Honduran football. The domestic league will be divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The Apertura was scheduled to be played in the second half of 2012, while the Clausura in the first half of 2013. Motagua will be looking for its 13th domestic championship. Due to an unsuccessful 2011–12 season, the club won't have international participation.

The 2012–13 football season was the 47th Honduran Liga Nacional edition, since its establishment in 1965. The season was divided into two tournaments and determined the 61st and 62nd national champions. The campaign began on 28 July 2012, and ended in May 2013. Club Deportivo Olimpia was the reigning champions after winning in 2011–12.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 Honduran general election</span> Election

General elections were held in Honduras on 24 November 2013. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President, the 128 members of the National Congress, 298 Mayors and vice-mayors and their respective councilors and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament.

Ángel Alfredo Villatoro Rivera was a Honduran journalist and radio personality, who was kidnapped and killed in 2012 and is regarded as a "journalist martyr". He was one of the seven journalists killed in Honduras in 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Salvador Nasralla</span> First Vice President of Honduras

Salvador Alejandro César Nasralla Salum is a Honduran sports journalist, television presenter, businessman, and politician who has served as the First Vice President of Honduras since 27 January 2022.

Rosa Elena Bonilla Ávila, also known as Rosa Elena de Lobo, a Honduran politician and interior designer, is the wife of the 54th president of Honduras, Porfirio Lobo and former First Lady of Honduras.

The 2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 50th Honduran Liga Nacional edition, since its establishment in 1965. For this season, the system format remained the same as the previous season. The tournament began on 31 July 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marlon Tábora Muñoz</span> Honduran politician and diplomat

Marlon Tábora Muñoz is a Honduran politician and diplomat, a PhD in economic sciences, and a member of the National Party of Honduras. Previously Tábora has been Honduras Ambassador to the United States and also worked as Executive Director for Central América and Belize at the Inter-American Development Bank and Counselor Minister of Economic and Energy Affairs of the President Juan Orlando Hernández

The 2017–18 season is the 70th season of competitive association football in Honduras.

The 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 52nd Honduran Liga Nacional edition since its establishment in 1965. For this season, the system format remained the same as the previous season. The tournament started on 28 July 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018. The season was divided into two halves, each crowning one champion. C.D. Marathón, as the team with the best record, qualified to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Real C.D. España and F.C. Motagua qualified to the 2018 CONCACAF League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hilda Hernández</span> Honduran agronomist and politician

Hilda Rosario Hernández Alvarado was an agronomy engineer and Honduran politician. She held posts in the nationalist governments of Ricardo Maduro, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, and of her brother, Juan Orlando Hernández, who served as Honduran president between 2014 and 2022. From January 2017 until her questionable death, she was a political advisor to her brother in his campaign for re-election in the Honduran general election of 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Comayagua International Airport</span> Airport serving Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Comayagua International Airport, or Palmerola International Airport, is an international airport located 6 km (4 mi) south of the centre of Comayagua, Honduras. The airport was inaugurated in October 2021 as the country's new international airport for civil and commercial use. It was built at the facilities of the Soto Cano Air Base.

References

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  4. "At least 13 dead in Honduran prison fire". CNN. 2012-03-30. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30.
  5. Nelson Quinones and Elvin Sandoval (2012-05-16). "Another Honduran journalist slain". CNN. Archived from the original on 2012-05-16.
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