Gálvez, Juan Manuel - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Gálvez, Juan Manuel Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,087,867,566 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Gálvez, Juan Manuel

    0.04 sec.

Gálvez, Juan Manuel (born 1887)

Honduran National Party politician, president 1949-54. A member of the right-wing National Party, he was elected in 1948 to succeed the dictator Tiburcio Carías Andino as president, assuming office in 1949.

Gálvez promoted economic development and diversification and road construction. His hostile attitude to labour organizations culminated in a violent general strike in 1954, spearheaded by banana workers.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in
No references found
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.