- Julio Lozano Díaz
Julio Lozano Díaz (
March 27 ,1885 –August 20 ,1957 ), was first vice-president (1949-1954) and thenpresident of Honduras , fromDecember 5 ,1954 untilOctober 21 ,1956 .Born in
Tegucigalpa Honduras , Díaz assumed presidential authority onNovember 16 ,1954 while PresidentJuan Manuel Gálvez was out of the country. In December, citing a constitutional crisis over the stalemated presidential elections, he proclaimed himself the chief of state and he began instituting his own policies. Generally unpopular, and in ill health, Díaz was forced to resign by the military. He won a democratic election in 1956, but the result was deemed illegitimate and was annulled by the military junta. He died inMiami, Florida .External links
*es icon [http://www.honduraseducacional.com/Presidentes/Julio%20Lozano%20Diaz.htm Short biography]
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