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The Junta Militar of 1956–1957 was a military triumvirate composed by General Roque Rodríguez (Director of the "Francisco Morazán" Military Academy), Roberto Gálvez Barnes (an engineer who was Minister during Lozano's) Government and Héctor Caracciolli (chief of the Honduran Armed Forces).
They led a peaceful military coup against the unpopular President Julio Lozano Díaz in 1956. This is recorded as the first coup d'état in Honduras.
After many months of ruling over the Honduran people, problems along the "Junta Militar" started, causing the reorganization of the Junta. After this reorganization General Roque Rodriguez and Roberto Galvez Barnes left the Junta and Oswaldo López Arellano entered.
The Honduran Military allowed free and popular elections in 1957 for a Constituent Assembly which elected President for a 6-year term Ramón Villeda Morales.
Preceded by
Julio Lozano DíazPresident of Honduras
1956–1957Succeeded by
Ramón Villeda MoralesPresidents and heads of state of Honduras Herrera · Milla · Bendaña · Zelaya · Bustamante · Morazán · Vigil Cocaña · Morazán · Valle · Marquez · Milla Guevara · Rivera · Martinez Salinas · Herrera · Martinez Salinas · Matute · Ferrera · Council of Ministers · Ferrera · Council of Ministers · Chávez · Council of Ministers · Lindo · Cabañas · Guardiola · Medina · Arias · Leiva · Soto · Council of Ministers · Bográn · Leiva · Vásquez · Bonilla · Sierra · Arias Boquín · Bonilla · Dávila · Bertrand · Bonilla · Bertrand · Aguirre · Mejía Colindres · Bográn · López Gutiérrez · Tosta · Paz Barahona · Mejía Colindres · Carías Andino · Gálvez · Lozano Díaz · Military Government Council · Villeda Morales · López Arellano · Cruz Uclés · López Arellano · Melgar · Paz García · Suazo Córdova · Azcona · Callejas · Reina · Flores · Maduro · Zelaya Rosales · Micheletti · Lobo Sosa ·
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