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Honduran military officer and politician

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Melgar and the second or maternal family name is Castro.

GeneralJuan Alberto Melgar

President of Honduras
In office 22 April 1975 – 7 August 1978
Preceded by	Oswaldo López Arellano
Succeeded by	Policarpo Paz García

Personal details
Born	Juan Alberto Melgar Castro (1930-06-20)20 June 1930 Marcala, Honduras
Died	2 December 1987(1987-12-02) (aged 57) San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Political party	Military
Spouse	Nora Gúnera de Melgar
Profession	Military, Politician

Juan Alberto Melgar Castro (20 June 1930 – 2 December 1987) was an army officer in the Honduran military who served as the head of state of Honduras from 22 April 1975 to 7 August 1978, when he was removed from power by others in the military.

Presidency

General Melgar Castro took power in the 1975 Honduran coup d'état which removed Oswaldo López Arellano after his bribery scandal with United Fruit Company.

During his rule, the process of land reform was slowed down, because of pressure from land-owning sectors and influential politicians.

Biography

His wife Nora Gúnera de Melgar was Mayor of Tegucigalpa. She was the nominee of the National Party (Partido Nacional) for President of Honduras in 1997, but lost to the Liberal Party nominee, Carlos Roberto Flores.

General Melgar Castro died of a heart attack near San Pedro Sula on 2 December 1987 .

References

^ "Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, General, 52". New York Times. AP. 4 December 1987. Retrieved 21 September 2011.

External links

National Party of Honduras Archived 6 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine official site

Political offices
Preceded byOswaldo López Head of State	President of Honduras 1975–1978	Succeeded byPolicarpo Paz Provisional

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1821–1839	Herrera Milla Bendaña Jeronimo Zelaya Bustamante Morazán Vigil Cocaña Morazán Ángel Arias Morazán Valle Marquez Milla Guevara Rivera Martinez Salinas Herrera Martinez Salinas Lino
1839–1982	Zelaya y Ayes Ferrera Council of Ministers Ferrera Council of Ministers Chávez Council of Ministers Lindo Gómez Cabañas Bueso Aguilar Guardiola Montes Castellanos Montes Medina Inestroza Cruz Medina Arias Leiva Mejía Gómez Medina Soto Council of Ministers Bográn Leiva Vásquez P. Bonilla Sierra Arias Boquín M. Bonilla Oquelí Dávila Bertrand M. Bonilla Bertrand Aguirre Mejía Colindres Bográn López Gutiérrez Bueso Carías Andino Tosta Paz Barahona Mejía Colindres Carías Andino Gálvez Lozano Díaz Military junta Villeda Morales López Arellano Cruz Uclés López Arellano Melgar Paz García
Democratic era (since 1982)	Suazo Córdova Azcona Callejas Reina Flores Maduro Zelaya Micheletti (Disputed) Lobo Hernández Castro

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