A legislative election was held in Honduras on 20 April 1980. The people elected 71 deputies to the Constituent Assembly.
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. In the past, it was sometimes referred to as "Spanish Honduras" to differentiate it from British Honduras, which later became modern-day Belize. 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.
Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 10 March 1991. The result was a victory for the Nationalist Republican Alliance, which won 39 of the 84 seats. Voter turnout was 44.7%.
Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 20 March 1988. The result was a victory for the Nationalist Republican Alliance, which won 31 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 59%.
Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 31 March 1985. The result was a victory for the Christian Democratic Party, which won 33 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 42%.
General elections were held in Honduras to elect a president and parliament on 30 November 1997. They were also the first elections in which the left wing Democratic Unification Party was allowed to stand.
Irma Leticia Silva de Oyuela was a Honduran historian.
Lucila Gamero de Medina was a Honduran romantic novelist. She was the first woman in Honduras to produce literary work and in Central America to publish novels. Critic and writer Luis Marín Otero called her "the grand dame of Honduran letters". She was trained as a physician and pharmacist and though prevented from studying at the university was awarded a diploma of Medicine and Surgery from the dean of the Faculty of Medicine. She headed a hospital and served as a health inspector in her native department. In addition to her medical and literary efforts, Gamero was an active feminist and suffragette, attending conferences and participating in the founding of the Comité Femenino Hondureño.
A general election was held in Honduras on November 24, 1985. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.
A general election was held in Honduras on 26 November 1989. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.
A general election was held in Honduras on 27 November 1993. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.
A general election was held in Honduras on March 28, 1971. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.
A legislative election was held in Honduras on 16 February 1965. The people elected 64 deputies to the Constituent Assembly.
A legislative election was held in Honduras on 22 September 1957. The people elected 58 deputies to the Constituent Assembly.
A legislative election was held in Honduras on 7 October 1956. The people elected 58 deputies to the Constituent Assembly.
A general election was held in Honduras on 10 October 1954. The elections took place, with relative honesty.
A general election was held in Honduras on 10 October 1948. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.
A general election was held in Honduras on 28 October 1932. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.
A general election was held in Honduras on 28 October 1928. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.
General elections were held in Honduras between 27 and 29 October 1923. Tiburcio Carías Andino won the presidential election with 47.1% of the vote. However, as no candidate had received an absolute majority in the public vote, Congress would vote on the candidates. However, Congress did not meet again until 1 January the following year. In December President Rafael López Gutiérrez declared a state of siege, suspended the constitution, and announced that he would remain in office in order to keep the peace. Although Congress was dominated by the two liberal parties, they did not want Carías, but also could not agree on a common candidate.
The Socialist Party of Honduras was a small left-wing political party in Honduras. PASO was founded in November 1978.
The Honduran Patriotic Front was a coalition of political groups active in Honduras in the early 1980s.
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