| First Gentleman of Honduras | |
|---|---|
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| Residence | Presidential Palace of Honduras |
| Inaugural holder | Micaela Josefa Quezada Borjas |
| Formation | 16 September 1824 |
First Lady or First Gentleman of Honduras is the title attributed to the spouse of the president of Honduras, concurrent with the president's term of office. The title is currently held by Manuel Zelaya, the husband of President Xiomara Castro.
| Term began | Term ended | First Lady/Gentleman | President | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 April 1975 | 7 August 1978 | Nora Gúnera de Melgar | Juan Alberto Melgar Castro | Mayor of Tegucigalpa 1994-1998, National Party's Presidential Candidate in the 1997 Election, and was Deputy and 6th Vice-President in the National Congress 2010-2014 |
| 7 August 1978 | 27 January 1982 | Carlota Márquez de Paz García | Policarpo Paz García | |
| 27 January 1982 | 27 January 1986 | Aída Zacapa | Roberto Suazo Córdova | |
| 27 January 1986 | 27 January 1990 | Miriam Bocock Selva de Azcona | José Azcona del Hoyo | |
| 27 January 1990 | 27 January 1994 | Norma Regina Gaborit | Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero | |
| 27 January 1994 | 27 January 1998 | Bessy Watson | Carlos Roberto Reina | Born in the United States. |
| 27 January 1998 | 27 January 2002 | Mary Flake de Flores | Carlos Roberto Flores | Born in the United States. |
| 27 January 2002 | 8 October 2002 | Vacant | Ricardo Maduro | President Maduro was single by this time |
| 8 October 2002 | 27 January 2006 | Aguas Ocaña | Born in Spain. She married Ricardo Maduro while he was holding the Presidency. Divorced him shortly after his term's end. | |
| 27 January 2006 | 28 June 2009 | Xiomara Castro | Manuel Zelaya | Castro's tenure ended when her husband Manuel Zelaya was overthrown in a coup d'état |
| 28 June 2009 | 27 January 2010 | Siomara Girón | Roberto Micheletti | |
| 27 January 2010 | 27 January 2014 | Rosa Elena de Lobo | Porfirio Lobo Sosa | |
| 27 January 2014 | 27 January 2022 | Ana García de Hernández | Juan Orlando Hernández | |
| 27 January 2022 | Present | Manuel Zelaya | Xiomara Castro | 52nd President of Honduras (2006-2009) |
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa.
Honduras was inhabited by many indigenous peoples when the Spanish arrived in the 16th century. The western-central part of Honduras was inhabited by the Lencas, the central north coast by the Tol, the area east and west of Trujillo by the Pech, the Maya and Sumo. These autonomous groups maintained commercial relationships with each other and with other populations as distant as Panama and Mexico. Honduras has ruins of several cities dating from the Mesoamerican pre-classic period that show the pre-Columbian past of the country.
Politics of Honduras takes place in a framework of a multi-party system presidential representative democratic republic. The President of Honduras is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in the National Congress of Honduras. The party system is dominated by the conservative National Party of Honduras, the Liberal Party of Honduras, and Liberty and Refoundation.
Honduras is a member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), the Central American Integration System (SICA), and the Central American Security Commission (CASQ). During 1995-96, Honduras, a founding member of the United Nations, for the first time served as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Honduras is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military.
Comayagua is a city, municipality and old capital of Honduras, located 80 km (50 mi) northwest of Tegucigalpa on the highway to San Pedro Sula and 594 m (1,949 ft) above sea level.
The National Congress is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras.
José Trinidad Cabañas Fiallos was a liberal Honduran military general and politician who served as President of Honduras on two separate occasions: From 1 March to 6 July 1852. And 31 December 1853 to 6 June 1855. His role in Honduran history began during the First Central American Civil War. He became a Central America hero, when he attempted to reunite Central America, during Francisco Morazán's tenure and after the unionist's death.
José Manuel Zelaya Rosales is a Honduran politician who was President of Honduras from 27 January 2006 until his forcible removal in the 2009 coup d'état, and who since January 2022 serves as the first First Gentleman of Honduras. He is the eldest son of a wealthy businessman, and inherited his father's nickname "Mel". Before entering politics he was involved in his family's logging and timber businesses.
Club Deportivo y Social Vida, or simply Vida, is a Honduran football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida.
Municipal Valencia is a Honduran football club based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Association football in Honduras is a national sport. It is the most popular sport among Hondurans, becoming popular in the 20th century. Honduras performed memorably in three World Cups, Spain 1982, South Africa 2010, and Brazil 2014. The nation also competes in the Copa America, UNCAF Nations Cup, Olympic Games, and in FIFA U-20 World Cups. Its national team team is considered the strongest football team in central America alongside Costa Rica.
Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento, also known as Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, is a Honduran politician and business woman, who is the 56th president of Honduras, in office since January 2022. She is the country's first female president, having earlier served as first lady during the presidency of her husband Manuel Zelaya.
The vice presidents of Honduras, also known as presidential designates, officially the designates to the presidency is the second highest political position in Honduras. According to the current constitution, the president and vice-presidents are elected in the same ticket. From 1957 to 2006 and from 2010 onwards there are positions of first, second, and third vice-president commonly known as designados presidenciales, literally "presidential designates".
The Political Constitution of the Republic of Honduras was approved on 11 January 1982, published on 20 January 1982, amended by the National Congress of Honduras 26 times from 1984 to 2005, and 10 interpretations by Congress were made from 1982 to 2005. It is Honduras' twelfth constitution since independence in 1838. Previous charters were adopted in 1839, 1848, 1865, 1873, 1880, 1894, 1906, 1924, 1936, 1957 and 1965.
The Supreme Court of Honduras is the Supreme Court and Constitutional Court of Honduras. The Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in Honduras.
The 2009 Honduran coup d'état, which took place during the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis, occurred when the Honduran Army, following orders from the Honduran Supreme Court, ousted President Manuel Zelaya on 28 June 2009 and sent him into exile. Zelaya had attempted to schedule a non-binding poll to hold a referendum on convening a constituent assembly for writing a new constitution. Despite court orders to cease, Zelaya refused to comply, and the Honduran Supreme Court issued a secret arrest warrant dated 26 June. Two days later, Honduran soldiers stormed the president's house in the middle of the night, detained him, and thwarted the poll. Instead of putting him on trial, the army put him on a military plane and flew him to Costa Rica. Later that day, after reading a resignation letter of disputed authenticity, the Honduran Congress voted to remove Zelaya from office and appointed Head of Congress Roberto Micheletti, his constitutional successor, to complete his term. This was the first coup to occur in the country since 1978.
The Miss Honduras or Miss Honduras Universe is a national beauty pageant in Honduras. The pageant was founded in 1930, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe.
The Republic of Honduras is organized according to Title I: On the State of the Honduran Constitution of 1982. According to Title V: Branches of the Government, the three administrative branches are the legislative, executive and judicial. The legislative branch is the Congress of Deputies, which is elected by direct vote. Executive power is held by the president of Honduras or, in their absence, by one of the three vice-presidents. The judicial branch is composed of a supreme court, a court of appeals and other courts specified by the law.
Abortion in Honduras is completely prohibited under any circumstance, and has been constitutionally prohibited since 1982. The country's constitutional prohibition on abortion was further cemented by the country's Congress on January 22, 2021. In order to change this law, a three-quarters majority in the Congress will be required, or 96 out of 128 votes.
